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It Is Possible That The Scrupulously Honest Man May Not Grow Rich So Fast As The Unscrupulous And Dishonest One; But The Success Will Be Of A Truer Kind, Earned Without Fraud Or Injustice. And Even Though A Man Should For A Time Be Unsuccessful, Still He Must Be Honest: Better Lose All And Save Character. For Character Is Itself A Fortune. . . .

The Brave Man Is An Inspiration To The Weak, And Compels Them, As It Were, To Follow Him.

Luck Lies In Bed, And Wishes The Postman Would Bring Him News Of A Legacy; Labor Turns Out At Six, And With Busy Pen Or Ringing Hammer Lays The Foundation Of A Competence.

Although Genius Always Commands Admiration, Character Most Secures Respect. The Former Is More The Product Of The Brain, The Latter Of Heart-power; And In The Long Run It Is The Heart That Rules In Life.

The Greatest Slave Is Not He Who Is Ruled By A Despot, Great Though That Evil Be, But He Who Is In The Thrall Of His Own Moral Ignorance, Selfishness, And Vice.