---
title: 'No Excellence Without Labor'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'William Wirt'
date: 1866-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
- 'Literature'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 12'
- 'Psalms 90'
- 'Ecclesiastes 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/wirt-1866-no-excellence-without-labor
---

# No Excellence Without Labor

Selections from an 1866 Southern school reader promoting self-discipline, industry, and moral education. Lessons emphasize that excellence requires persistent labor and personal effort.

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