But if you would carry out with success a rational and civilised system, you must be prepared for considerable mental exertion—for some study, some ingenuity, some patience, some self-control.
Herbert Spencer
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Education: Intellectual, Moral, and Physical (1861; reproduced in Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects), Moral Education. Written in English. Selections are from Spencer’s essays, not the editor’s introduction. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16510/16510-h/16510-h.htm
More inspiration
See allYou gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
Eleanor RooseveltNo one can make you feel inferior without your consent.Eleanor RooseveltLittle strokes fell great oaks.
Benjamin FranklinEnergy and persistence conquer all things.Benjamin FranklinWell done is better than well said.Benjamin FranklinIf there is no struggle, there is no progress.
Frederick Douglass
Eleanor RooseveltNo one can make you feel inferior without your consent.Eleanor RooseveltLittle strokes fell great oaks.Benjamin FranklinEnergy and persistence conquer all things.Benjamin FranklinWell done is better than well said.Benjamin FranklinIf there is no struggle, there is no progress.Frederick Douglass