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Samuel Smiles

Samuel Smiles

Scottish Author

Born: Dec 23, 1812

Died: Apr 16, 1904

Great Life Man Men Mistake Will

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The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved. Samuel Smiles

Life Success Struggle Battle Win Honor Nothing Difficulties Would Would-Be Cases Perhaps Most Without Were Uphill Achieved Fought

He who never made a mistake, never made a discovery. Samuel Smiles

Mistake Made Never He Discovery Who

The duty of helping one's self in the highest sense involves the helping of one's neighbors. Samuel Smiles

Duty Sense Neighbors Self Highest Involves Helping

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

Success Wisdom Failure Mistake Will Made Out Finding More Never He Learn Discover Discovery Than Often Much Who

The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted. Samuel Smiles

Generally Attempted Because Done Little Reason Why

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

Work Suffering Men Exhausted Duty Difficulty Trial Has-Been Struggled Inspired Reached Tide Greatest Been Done Shore Against Many Amidst

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

Success Failure Mistake Men Example Advice Could Through Never Study Failures Suppose Well Precept Done Taught Succeed Them Much

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

Life Best Great Progress Walk Slow Satisfied Once Kind Must Results Great Results Advance Step However Achieved Cannot Comparatively

Character is property. It is the noblest of possessions. Samuel Smiles

Character Property Possessions Noblest

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

Men Difficulty Apprenticeship Had Greatest Which Serve

It is energy - the central element of which is will - that produces the miracle that is enthusiasm in all ages. Everywhere it is what is called force of character and the sustaining power of all great action. Samuel Smiles

Great Character Will Enthusiasm Power Energy Action Everywhere Miracle Force Sustaining Which Central Ages Produces Element

The wise man... if he would live at peace with others, he will bear and forbear. Samuel Smiles

Wise Man Peace Wise Man Will Live Others Would Bear He

Labor is still, and ever will be, the inevitable price set upon everything which is valuable. Samuel Smiles

Valuable Will Inevitable Everything Price Still Labor Which Ever Set

Work is one of the best educators of practical character. Samuel Smiles

Work Best Character Practical Educators

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

Life Man Proper He Feels Does Test Years Length Measured

Simple honesty of purpose in a man goes a long way in life, if founded on a just estimate of himself and a steady obedience to the rule he knows and feels to be right. Samuel Smiles

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