"It is only the constant exertion and working……" — Charles Simmons
"It is only the constant exertion and working of our sensitive, intellectual, moral, and physical machinery that keeps us from rusting, and so becoming useless."
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32 Quotes by Charles Simmons
Charles Simmons has 32 quotes on this site.
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Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.
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Integrity is the first step to true greatness. Men love to praise, but are slow to practice it. To maintain…
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Uncalled for excuses are practical confessions.
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Ridicule is the first and last argument of a fool.
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Both mind and heart when given up to reveries and dreaminess, have a thousand avenues open for the entrance of…
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A person's character is but half formed till after wedlock.
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Most of the wisdom of one age, is the folly of the next.
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True greatness consists in being great in little things.
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Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation,…
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Industry keeps the body healthy, the mind clear, the heart whole, and the purse full.
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If you would reform the world from its errors and vices, begin by enlisting the mothers.
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No man has a right to do as he pleases, except when he pleases to do right.
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