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You may batter your way through the thick of the fray,
You may sweat, you may swear, you may read more
You may batter your way through the thick of the fray,
You may sweat, you may swear, you may grunt;
You may be a jack-fool, if you must, but this rule
Should ever be kept at the front;--
Don't fight with your pillow, but lay down your head
And kick every worriment out of the bed.
Sir, I would rather be right than be President.
Sir, I would rather be right than be President.
Difficulties exist to be surmounted
Difficulties exist to be surmounted
Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.
Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.
Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty remember that God has pitted you against a rough read more
Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty remember that God has pitted you against a rough antagonist that you may be a conqueror, and this cannot be without toil.
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth
trouble spring out of the ground;
Yet man read more
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth
trouble spring out of the ground;
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it
Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it
No question is ever settled
Until it is settled right.
No question is ever settled
Until it is settled right.
Undertake something that is difficult; it will do you good. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have read more
Undertake something that is difficult; it will do you good. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.
