The Principal Industrial Excellence Of The English

Fortune Has Often Been Blamed For Her Blindness; But Fortune Is Not So Blind As Men Are. Those Who Look Into Practical Life Will Find That Fortune Is Usually On The Side Of The Industrious, As The Winds And Waves Are On The Side Of The Best Navigators.

Commonplace Though It May Appear, This Doing Of One's Duty Embodies The Highest Ideal Of Life And Character. There May Be Nothing Heroic About It; But The Common Lot Of Men Is Not Heroic.

Make Good Thy Standing Place, And Move The World.

The Influence Of Woman Is The Same Everywhere. Her Condition Influences The Morals, Manners, And Character Of The People Of All Countries. Where She Is Debased, Society Is Debased; Where She Is Morally Pure And Enlightened, Society Will Be Proportionately Elevated.

Life Is Of Little Value Unless It Be Consecrated By Duty.