Politeness goes far, yet costs nothing.
SAMUEL SMILESWoman is the heart of humanity, its grace, ornament, and solace.
More Samuel Smiles Quotes
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Men whose acts are at variance with their words command no respect, and what they say has but little weight.
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Cecil’s dispatch of business was extraordinary, his maxim being, “The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once.”
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Riches are oftener an impediment than a stimulus to action; and in many cases they are quite as much a misfortune as a blessing.
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Self-respect is the noblest garment with which a man can clothe himself, the most elevating feeling with which the mind can be inspired.
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The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted.
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The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once.
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Like men, nations are purified and strengthened by trials.
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Men often discover their affinity to each other by the mutual love they have for a book.
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The great high-road of human welfare lies along the old highway of steadfast, well-doing; and they who are the most persistent, and work in the truest spirit, will invariably be the most successful; success treads on the heels of every right effort.
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The great lesson of biography is to show what man can be and do at his best. A noble life put fairly on record acts like an inspiration to others.
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When typhus or cholera breaks out, they tell us that Nobody is to blame. That terrible Nobody! How much he has to answer for. More mischief is done by Nobody than by all the world besides.
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Hope… is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles.
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The best school of discipline is home. Family life is God’s own method of training the young, and homes are very much as women make them.
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There is no act, however trivial, but has its train of consequences.
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Persons with comparatively moderate powers will accomplish much, if they apply themselves wholly and indefatigably to one thing at a time.
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