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Samuel Smiles on Character

1812–1904 Scotland

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Conscience is that peculiar faculty of the soul which may be called the religious instinct.

Life is of little value unless it be consecrated by duty.

There are many counterfeits of character, but the genuine article is difficult to be mistaken.

It is energy—the central element of which is will—that produces the miracles of enthusiasm in all ages. Everywhere it is the main-spring of what is called force of character, and the sustaining power of all great action.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Samuel Smiles (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.