Diligence is the mother of good luck, and God gives all things to industry.
The maxim continues, “Then plow deep, while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep.” Father Abraham uses it to answer those who complain that they have found no treasure and no legacy.
But, dost thou love life? then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of,
Lost time is never found again; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough.
I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it: If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
Call to mind from whence we sprang: / Ye were not form’d to live the life of brutes / But virtue to pursue and knowledge high.