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He Quotes by Samuel Smiles
- The wise man... if he would live at peace with others, he will bear and forbear.
- He who never made a mistake, never made a discovery.
- 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…
- Man cannot aspire if he looked down; if he rise, he must look up.
- He who labours not, cannot enjoy the reward of labour.
- Simple honesty of purpose in a man goes a long way in life, if founded on a just estimate of himself and a steady obedience…
- We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
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