Excerpt from The Republic, Vol. 13 of 18: Or, a History of the United States of America in the Administration, From the Monarchic Colonial Days to the Present Times
"Seest thou a man diligent in his business, he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men." These poetic words reveal the key to the success of Millard Fillmore, and were appropriately employed as the text of a discourse to his memory, delivered at Buffalo soon after his death. Not by brilliant traits, but unremitting diligence and hard labor did Mr. Fillmore raise himself to public importance. A stroke of fortune, or something of the kind, did, indeed, put him in the Presidential Chair, but honest, faithful work had brought him to the point where this good fortune became possible. No collateral circumstances, perhaps, had pushed him forward. Diligence did it.
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