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> [To the lazy man the world appears bereft of all blessings; if poor, he has no friends; if rich, he has no ambition; he aims at nothing, and generally hits his mark.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellis/to-the-lazy-man-the-world-appears-bereft-of-all-blessings-if-poor-he/)

[James Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellis/)

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## More by James Ellis

> [Some few have a natural talent for office-bolding; very many for office-seeking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellis/some-few-have-a-natural-talent-for-office-bolding-very-many-for/)

[James Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellis/)

> [Newspapers are the world's mirrors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellis/newspapers-are-the-world-s-mirrors/)

[James Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellis/)

> [Better an ugly face than an ugly mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellis/better-an-ugly-face-than-an-ugly-mind/)

[James Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellis/)

> [Books are the beehives of thought; laconics, the honey taken from them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellis/books-are-the-beehives-of-thought-laconics-the-honey-taken-from-them/)

[James Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellis/)

> [The press should be the voice of the people, not of party.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellis/the-press-should-be-the-voice-of-the-people-not-of-party/)

[James Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellis/)

> [Dexterity is one of the chief weapons of diplomacy; governments rely more upon the supremacy of this instrument, when in the hands of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellis/dexterity-is-one-of-the-chief-weapons-of-diplomacy-governments-rely/)

[James Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellis/)

> [True loyalty consists not in bowing the knee to earthly greatness, or in heroic deeds to "gild the kingly knave, or garnish out the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellis/true-loyalty-consists-not-in-bowing-the-knee-to-earthly-greatness-or/)

[James Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellis/)

> [Maxims are often quoted by those who stand in more need of their application.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellis/maxims-are-often-quoted-by-those-who-stand-in-more-need-of-their/)

[James Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellis/)

> [Our own actions are the accidents of fortune that we sometimes place to the credit of luck or misfortune.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellis/our-own-actions-are-the-accidents-of-fortune-that-we-sometimes-place/)

[James Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellis/)

> [The rustling of the leaves is like a low hymn to nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellis/the-rustling-of-the-leaves-is-like-a-low-hymn-to-nature/)

[James Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellis/)

> [Man's birth is a lottery; it may be in the pleasant home of ease and affluence, or in the hut of poverty; in either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellis/man-s-birth-is-a-lottery-it-may-be-in-the-pleasant-home-of-ease-and/)

[James Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellis/)

> [Twilight is like death; the dark portal of night comes upon us, to open again in the glorious morning of immortality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellis/twilight-is-like-death-the-dark-portal-of-night-comes-upon-us-to-open/)

[James Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellis/)

> [Angels worship God with purity and love; men, with fear and trembling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellis/angels-worship-god-with-purity-and-love-men-with-fear-and-trembling/)

[James Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellis/)

> [We can all be heroes in our virtues, in our homes, in our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellis/we-can-all-be-heroes-in-our-virtues-in-our-homes-in-our-lives/)

[James Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellis/)

> [Among all the accomplishments of life none are so important as refinement; it is not, like beauty, a gift of Nature, and can only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellis/among-all-the-accomplishments-of-life-none-are-so-important-as/)

[James Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellis/)

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