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Simple honesty of purpose in a man goes a long way in life, if founded on a just estimate of himself and a steady obedience to the rule he knows and feels to be right.
Samuel Smiles
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Simple honesty of purpose in a man goes a long way in life, if founded on a just estimate of himself and a steady obedience to the rule he knows and feels to be right. — Samuel Smiles

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Samuel Smiles was a Author (1859–present).

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Samuel Smiles lived from 1859 – present.
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