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Samuel Smiles Quotes

Total quotes: 7
“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, Thrift
Tagged: Failure
“His life was indeed an eminent illustration of the truth of the saying, that those who have most to do and are willing to work, will find the most time.”
— Samuel Smiles, Self-Help; With Illustrations Of Conduct And Perseverance
Tagged: Work, Time
“We must not only strike the iron while it is hot but strike it till it is not made hot.”
— Samuel Smiles, Thrift
Tagged: Failure
“It is will–force of purpose–that enables a man to do or be whatever he sets his mind on being or doing.”
— Samuel Smiles, Thrift
Tagged: Will
“Labor conquers all things.”
— Samuel Smiles, Thrift
Tagged: Failure
“An easy and luxurious does not train men to effort or encounter with difficulty; nor does it awaken that consciouness of power which is so necessary for energetic and effective action in life. Indeed so far from poverty being a misfortune it may be vigorous self-help converted even to a blessing.”
— Samuel Smiles, Thrift
Tagged: Prepare
“Even if a man fails in his efforts, it will be a satisfaction to him to enjoy the consciousness of having done his best. In humble life, nothing can be more cheery and beautiful than to see a man combatting suffering by patience, triumphing in his integrity and who, when his feet are bleeding and his limbs failing him, still walks upon his courage.”
— Samuel Smiles, Thrift
Tagged: Will
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