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Westward the star of empire takes its way.
Westward the star of empire takes its way.
 So long as all the increased wealth which modern progress brings, 
goes but to build up great fortunes, to read more 
 So long as all the increased wealth which modern progress brings, 
goes but to build up great fortunes, to increase luxury, and make 
sharper the contest between the House of Have and the House of 
Want, progress is not real and cannot be permanent. 
 New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth;
 They must upward still and onward, who would keep read more 
 New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth;
 They must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of 
truth. 
I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at read more
I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at the men at the top.
 To look up and not down,
 To look forward and not back,
  To look out and not read more 
 To look up and not down,
 To look forward and not back,
  To look out and not in--and
   To lend a hand. 
Those who work most for the world's advancement are the ones who demand least.
Those who work most for the world's advancement are the ones who demand least.
 What we call "progress " is the exchange of one nuisance for 
another nuisance.  
 What we call "progress " is the exchange of one nuisance for 
another nuisance. 
Speak softly, and carry a big stick; you will go far.
Speak softly, and carry a big stick; you will go far.
 Laws and institutions are constantly tending to gravitate. Like 
clocks, they must be occasionally cleansed, and wound up, and read more 
 Laws and institutions are constantly tending to gravitate. Like 
clocks, they must be occasionally cleansed, and wound up, and set 
to true time.