Edward Everett: Though a hundred crooked paths may conduct to a temporary success, the one…
Though a hundred crooked paths may conduct to a temporary success, the one plain and straight path of public and private virtue can alone lead to a pure and lasting fame and the blessings of posterity.
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- You cannot create the marriage you want while refusing to become the spouse it requires.
- You can be efficient in doing things right without a good reputation, but you cannot be effective in doing the right things without great character.
- Faithfulness activates God's favor in your life and ultimately produces a fruit-full life!
- A noble and Godlike character is not a thing of favour or chance, but is the natural result of continued effort in right thinking, the effect of long-cherished association with Godlike thoughts.
- The elevation of appearance over substance, of celebrity over character, of short term gains over lasting achievement displays a poverty of ambition. It distracts you from what's truly important.