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Let us forever forget that every station in life is necessarily that each deserves our respect; that not the station itself; but the worthy fulfillment of its duties does honor the man.

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It is one of the worst of errors to suppose that there is any path for safety except that of duty.

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Who escapes duty, avoids a gain.

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It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.

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Early morning hath gold in its mouth.

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Few ever live to old age, and fewer still ever became distinguished, who were not in the habit of early rising.

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Men should not trust in God as if God did all, and yet labor earnestly as is he himself did all.

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To impress others we must be earnest; to amuse them, it is only necessary to be kindly and fanciful.

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The primary purpose of education is not to teach you to earn your bread, but to make every mouthful sweeter.

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We are only now on the threshold of knowing the range of the educatability of man -- the perfectibility of man. We have never addressed ourselves to this problem before.

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