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There is no cutting of the Gordian knots of life; each must be smilingly unravelled.

The length of man's life, which is endless to the brave and busy, is scorned by his ambitious thought.

Our Government has no power except that granted it by the people.

neither federal nor state government acts compatibly with the equal protection principle when a law or official policy denies to women, simply because they are women, full citizenship stature -- equal opportunity to aspire, achieve, participate in and contribute to society based on their individual talents and capacities

To this end, liberal and permanent provision should be made for the support of free schools by the State governments, and, if need be, supplemented by legitimate aid from national authority.

he should strive to be always mindful of the fact that he serves his party best who serves the country best

Great evils are in some cases only to be met by resistance; they cannot be wept down, but must be battled down.

Nothing can be more certain than that the character can only be sustained and strengthened by its own energetic action.

Work is the law of our being--the living principle that carries men and nations onward.

Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step.

Labour is not only a necessity and a duty, but a blessing: only the idler feels it to be a curse.

The road of human welfare lies along the old highway of steadfast well-doing; and they who are the most persistent, and work in the truest spirit, will usually be the most successful.

Those who look into practical life will find that fortune is usually on the side of the industrious, as the winds and waves are on the side of the best navigators.

Time should not be allowed to pass without yielding fruits, in the form of something learnt worthy of being known, some good principle cultivated, or some good habit strengthened.

Every man's first duty is, to improve, to educate, and elevate himself--helping forward his brethren at the same time by all reasonable methods.

Industry enables men to earn their living; it should also enable them to learn to live.

There are a thousand other instances in which application has conquered all obstacles, and proved that nothing which the mind has set itself to endure is difficult.

Great men, I say, often rejoice at crosses of fortune just as brave soldiers do at wars.

We are responsible for what we are; and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.

Perhaps there is no more important component of character than steadfast resolution.

The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer.

success--the real success--does not depend upon the position you hold, but upon how you carry yourself in that position

Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been stored up effort in the past.

In this life we get nothing save by effort.

If we would put some slight stress on ourselves at the beginning, then afterwards we should be able to do all things with ease and joy.