Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry.

Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry.

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.

The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once.

The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the nature of wisdom.