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In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

~Charles Buxton

Topics: Chess Life Wins

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Success soon palls. The joyous time is when the breeze first strikes your sails, and the waters rustle under your bows.

~Charles Buxton

Topics: Bows Breeze First Joyous Rustle Sails Soon Strikes Success Time Waters Your

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You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.

~Charles Buxton

Topics: Anything Find Make Must Never Time Want Will You

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If we do what is necessary, all the odds are in our favor.

~Charles Buxton

Topics: Favor Necessary Odds Our

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The rule in carving holds good as to criticism; never cut with a knife what you can cut with a spoon.

~Charles Buxton

Topics: Carving Criticism Cut Good Holds Knife Never Rule Spoon You

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The first duty to children is to make them happy. If you have not made them so, you have wronged them. No other good they may get can make up for that.

~Charles Buxton

Topics: Children Duty First Get Good Happy Made Make Make Up May Other Them Up Wronged You

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Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal.

~Charles Buxton

Topics: Ability Due Experience Less Shows Success Success Is Than Zeal

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Silence is sometimes the severest criticism.

~Charles Buxton

Topics: Criticism Silence Sometimes

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To make pleasures pleasant shortens them.

~Charles Buxton

Topics: Make Pleasant Pleasures Them

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Public Servant

Born: November 18th, 1823

Died: August 10th, 1871

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