Length of years is no proper test of length of life. A man’s life is to be measured by what he does in it and what he feels in it. Samuel Smiles Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Hope… is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles. Samuel Smiles Read Quote
The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual. Samuel Smiles Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of the things which we are capable of performing. Samuel Smiles Read Quote
