Samuel Smiles

A place for everything, and everything in its place. ↗

— Samuel Smiles

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It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done. ↗

— Samuel Smiles

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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 them. ↗

— Samuel Smiles

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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 as we walk, step by step. ↗

— Samuel Smiles

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Progress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step. ↗

— Samuel Smiles

#advance #best #cannot #comparatively #great

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

— Samuel Smiles

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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 tide, and reached the shore exhausted. ↗

— Samuel Smiles

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Enthusiasm... the sustaining power of all great action. ↗

— Samuel Smiles

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I'm as happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me! ↗

— Samuel Smiles

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Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession - a property entirely our own. ↗

— Samuel Smiles

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