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The worth of a State, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it."-J. S. Mill."We put too much faith in systems, and look too little to men."-B. Disraeli." HEAVEN helps those who help themselves " is a wellworn maxim, embodying in a small compass the results of vast human experience. The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual; and, exhibited in the lives of many, it constitutes the true source of national vigour and strength. Help from without is often enfeebling in its effects, but help from within invariably invigorates. Whatever is done for men or classes, to a certain extent takes away the stimulus and necessity of doing for themselves; and where men are subjected to over-guidance and over-government, the inevitable tendency is to render them comparatively helpless.Even the best institutions can give a man no active aid. Perhaps the utmost they can do is, to leave him/ree to develop himself and improve his individual condition. But in all times men have been prone to believe that their happiness and well-being were to be secured by means of institutions rather than by their own conduct. Hence the value of legislation as an age

Author

Samuel Smiles

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published

2014

Language

EN