Progress, Of The Best Kind, Is Comparatively

England Was Nothing, Compared To Continental Nations Until She Had Become Commercial... Until About The Middle Of The Last Century, When A Number Of Ingenious And Inventive Men, Without Apparent Relation To Each Other, Arose In Various Parts Of The Kingdom, Succeeded In Giving An Immense Impulse To All The Branches Of The National Industry; The Result Of Which Has Been A Harvest Of Wealth And Prosperity, Perhaps Without A Parallel In The History Of The World.

He Who Never Made A Mistake, Never Made A Discovery.

Progress However, Of The Best Kind, Is Comparatively Slow. Great Results Cannot Be Achieved At Once; And We Must Be Satisfied To Advance In Life As We Walk, Step By Step.

The Spirit Of Self-help Is The Root Of All Genuine Growth In The Individual.

It Is Not Eminent Talent That Is Required To Ensure Success In Any Pursuit, So Much As Purpose-not Merely The Power To Achieve, But The Will To Labour Energetically And Perseveringly. Hence Energy Of Will May Be Defined To Be The Very Central Power Of Character In A Man-in A Word, It Is The Man Himself.