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“The great high-road of human welfare lies along the old highway of steadfast, well-doing; and they who are the most persistent, and work in the truest spirit, will invariably be the most successful; success treads on the heels of every right effort.”

Inspirational Humans Wells Spirit Lying Effort Successful Welfare Heels Highways Persistent Truest Steadfast High Road

Book:Self-help; with illustrations of character and conduct

Source: Self-help; with illustrations of character and conduct

“The constitutionality and propriety of the Federal Government assuming to enter into a novel and vast field of legislation, namely, that of providing for the care and support of all those ... who by any form of calamity become fit objects of public philanthropy. ... I cannot find any authority in the Constitution for making the Federal Government the great almoner of public charity throughout the United States. To do so would, in my judgment, be contrary to the letter and spirit of the Constitution and subversive of the whole theory upon which the Union of these States is founded.”

“Team spirit means you are willing to sacrifice personal considerations for the welfare of all. That defines a team player.”

Mean Spirit Player Sacrifice Team Willing Basketball Welfare Coaching Consideration Nba Team Spirit Team Player

Author:John Wooden

“The welfare, the happiness, the energy and spirit of the men and women who do the daily workis the underlying necessity of all prosperity.... There can be nothing wholesome unless their life is wholesome; there can be no contentment unless they are contented.”

Men Life Is Spirit Energy He Man Men And Women Labor Workers Prosperity Welfare Contentment Daily Work

Book:Works: ¬The new freedom of call for the emancipation of the generous energies of a people

Source: Works: ¬The new freedom of call for the emancipation of the generous energies of a people

“There is a missionary spirit—a spirit which urges us to live outside ourselves and to be concerned for the welfare of others.”

Spirit Concerned Welfare Urges Missionary

Author:Carlos E. Asay

“What if all the forces of society were bent upon developing [poor] children? What if society's business were making people insteadof profits? How much of their creative beauty of spirit would remain unquenched through the years? How much of this responsiveness would follow them through life?”

People Ifs Years Children Spirit Force Poor Creative Profit Developing Welfare What If Bent Through The Years Social Welfare Responsiveness Poor Children

Author:Mary Heaton Vorse