"Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession -a……" — Samuel Smiles
"Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession -a property entirely our own."
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98 Quotes by Samuel Smiles
Samuel Smiles has 98 quotes on this site.
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Sympathy is the golden key that unlocks the hearts of others.
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It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice,…
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With will one can do anything.
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Enthusiasm..the sustaining power of all great action
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It is energy - the central element of which is will - that produces the miracle that is enthusiasm in…
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Politeness goes far, yet costs nothing.
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Commonplace though it may appear, this doing of one's duty embodies the highest ideal of life and character. There may…
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Labor is still, and ever will be, the inevitable price set upon everything which is valuable.
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It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one;…
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One might almost fear," writes a thoughtful woman, "seeing how the women of to-day are lightly stirred up to run…
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Opportunities ... fall in the way of every man who is resolved to take advantage of them.
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It is not eminent talent that is required to ensure success in any pursuit, so much as purpose-not merely the…
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Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind.
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Apart from the fact that your physical ability starts to decline, I also think someone in their fifties being childlike…
— Rowan Atkinson
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
— Saint Augustine
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The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
— Marcus Aurelius
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Money's important. Everyone cares about money. And when you don't have money, money becomes the overriding obsession of your life.
— Paul Auster
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When the soul, through its own fault... becomes rooted in a pool of pitch-black, evil smelling water, it produces nothing…
— Teresa of Avila
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I came to the conclusion months ago, and I said it to members of Congress, that the only way people…
— David Axelrod
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A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise…
— Sai Baba
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At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.
— Charles Babbage
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In turning from the smaller instruments in frequent use to the larger and more important machines, the economy arising from…
— Charles Babbage
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There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for…
— Charles Babbage
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In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges…
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