I'm as happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me! Samuel Smiles happymansmile Change image and share on social
The duty of helping one's self in the highest sense involves the helping of one's neighbors. Samuel Smiles dutyhelphigh Change image and share on social
The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions - have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established with difficulty. Samuel Smiles difficultydiscoveryestablish Change image and share on social
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 achieveadvancecomparatively Change image and share on social
The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve. Samuel Smiles apprenticeshipdifficultygreat Change image and share on social
Enthusiasm... the sustaining power of all great action. Samuel Smiles actionenthusiasmgreat Change image and share on social
Man cannot aspire if he looked down; if he rise, he must look up. Samuel Smiles aspirelookman Change image and share on social
The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted. Samuel Smiles attemptgenerallyreason Change image and share on social
Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry. Samuel Smiles attentionindividualindustry Change image and share on social
The best-regulated home is always that in which the discipline is the most perfect, and yet where it is the least felt. Moral discipline acts with the force of a law of nature. Samuel Smiles actdisciplinefelt Change image and share on social