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Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.

~Charles Simmons

Topics: Attempt Backward Determination Go Might Never Power Your

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True greatness consists in being great in little things.

~Charles Simmons

Topics: Being Consists Great Greatness Little Little Things Things True True Greatness

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Integrity is the first step to true greatness. Men love to praise, but are slow to practice it. To maintain it in high places costs self-denial; in all places it is liable to opposition, but its end is glorious, and the universe will yet do it homage.

~Charles Simmons

Topics: Costs End First First Step Glorious Greatness High High Places Homage Integrity Liable Love Maintain Men Opposition Places Practice Praise Self-Denial Slow Step True True Greatness Universe Will

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Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful.

~Charles Simmons

Topics: Also Attention Delightful Duty Easy Energy Favorable Form Fortune Good Good Manners Habit Influence Little Make Manners Only Part Reputation Usefulness Will

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No man has a right to do what he pleases, except when he pleases to do right.

~Charles Simmons

Topics: Except He Man Pleases Right

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Both mind and heart when given up to reveries and dreaminess, have a thousand avenues open for the entrance of evil.

~Charles Simmons

Topics: Avenues Both Entrance Evil Given Heart Mind Open Reverie Thousand Up

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Bigotry and intolerance, silenced by argument, endeavors to silence by persecution, in old days by fire and sword, in modern days by the tongue.

~Charles Simmons

Topics: Argument Days Endeavors Fire Intolerance Modern Old Old Days Persecution Silence Silenced Sword Tongue

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Much of the wisdom of one age, is the folly of the next.

~Charles Simmons

Topics: Age Folly Much Next Wisdom

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Ridicule is the first and last argument of a fool.

~Charles Simmons

Topics: Argument First Fool Last Ridicule

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A person's character is but half formed till after wedlock.

~Charles Simmons

Topics: After Character Formed Half Person Till Wedlock

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Politician

Born: April 9th, 1893

Died: August 11th, 1975

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