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The Great Lesson Of Biography Is To Show What Man Can Be And Do At His Best. A Noble Life Put Fairly On Record Acts Like An Inspiration To Others.

Good Character Is Property. It Is The Noblest Of All Possessions.

The Crown And Glory Of Life Is Character. It Is The Noblest Possession Of A Man, Constituting A Rank In Itself, And An Estate In The General Good-will; Dignifying Every Station, And Exalting Every Position In Society. It Exercises A Greater Power Than Wealth, And Secures All The Honor Without The Jealousies Of Fame. It Carries With It An Influence Which Always Tell; For It Is The Result Of Proved Honor, Rectitude, And Consistency-qualities Which, Perhaps More Than Any Other, Command The General Confidence And Respect Of Mankind.

Opportunities ... Fall In The Way Of Every Man Who Is Resolved To Take Advantage Of Them.

The Life Of A Good Man Is At The Same Time The Most Eloquent Lesson Of Virtue And The Most Severe Reproof Of Vice.