Best Samuel Smiles Sayings
- To set a lofty example is the richest bequest a man can leave behind. Behind
- There are many persons of whom it may be said that they have no other possession in the world but their character, and yet they… Any
- All experiences of life seems to prove that the impediments thrown in the way of the human advancement may for the most part be overcome… Activity
- 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… Along
- 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… All
- The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If… Achieved
- Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it. Extent
- Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. Angel
- Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone forever. Business
- He who never made a mistake, never made a discovery. Accomplishment
- An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of the things which we are capable of performing. Anticipation
- The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions - have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established… Adversity
- We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably… Ambition
- The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted. Action
- Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles. Companion
- Progress however, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life… Achieved
- Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not find them, they will make… Always Find
- The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual. All
- Man cannot aspire if he looked down; if he rise, he must look up. Aspire
- The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They have struggled against the… Amidst
- Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry. Attention
- The duty of helping one's self in the highest sense involves the helping of one's neighbors. Duty
- Men must necessarily be the active agents of their own well-being and well-doing they themselves must in the very nature of things be their own… Active
- The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the… Actual
- Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction are useful so far as they go, but, without the… Children
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