Samuel Smiles Inspirational Quotes

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• Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it.

  Samuel Smiles

  Inspirational, Life, Smart

  Samuel Smiles (1872). “Character”, p.371

• Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles.

  Samuel Smiles

  Inspirational, Life, Success

• Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.

  Samuel Smiles

  Inspirational, Hope, Motivation

  Samuel Smiles (1861). “Self-help, with Illustrations of Character and Conduct”, p.67

• 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 he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.

  Samuel Smiles

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Mistake

  1859 Self-Help, ch.11.

• With will one can do anything.

  Samuel Smiles

  Inspirational, Motivation, Can Do

  Samuel Smiles (1866). “Self-help: With Illustrations of Charakter, Conduct and Perseverance”, p.7

• He who never made a mistake, never made a discovery.

  Samuel Smiles

  Inspirational, Motivational, Smile

  1859 Self-Help, ch.11.

• It will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are only reaping the consequences of their own neglect, mismanagement, and improvidence, or want of application.

  Samuel Smiles

  Inspirational, Men, Effectiveness

  Samuel Smiles (1861). “Self-help, with Illustrations of Character and Conduct”, p.229

• The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

  Samuel Smiles

  Inspirational, Self, Roots

  'Self-Help' (1859)

• Politeness goes far, yet costs nothing.

  Samuel Smiles

  Inspirational, Army, Cost

  Samuel Smiles (1871). “Character”, p.242

• The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.

  Samuel Smiles

  Inspirational, Adversity, Men

  Samuel Smiles (1872). “Character”, p.350

• The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once.

  Samuel Smiles

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "Self-Help: With Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance".

• 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 truest spirit, will invariably be the most successful; success treads on the heels of every right effort.

  Samuel Smiles

  Inspirational, Lying, Successful

  Samuel Smiles (1859). “Self-help; with illustrations of character and conduct”, p.46

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