All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. But all play and no work makes him something worse.
SAMUEL SMILESMen whose acts are at variance with their words command no respect, and what they say has but little weight.
More Samuel Smiles Quotes
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With will one can do anything.
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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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Enthusiasm, the sustaining power of all great action.
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Labor is still, and ever will be, the inevitable price set upon everything which is valuable.
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Opportunities fall in the way of every man who is resolved to take advantage of them.
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Self-control is only courage under another form. It may also be regarded as the primary essence of character.
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Childhood is like a mirror, which reflects in after life the images first presented to it.
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The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted.
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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.
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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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The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once.
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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.
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The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.
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Men must necessarily be the active agents of their own well-being and well-doing they themselves must in the very nature of things be their own best helpers.
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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 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.
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Marriage like government is a series of compromises. One must give and take, repair and restrain, endure and be patient.
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Like men, nations are purified and strengthened by trials.
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The cheapest of all things is kindness, its exercise requiring the least possible trouble and self-sacrifice. Win hearts, said Burleigh to Queen Elizabeth, and you have all men’s hearts and purses.
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It is not ease, but effort-not facility, but difficulty, makes men. There is, perhaps, no station in life in which difficulties have not to be encountered and overcome before any decided measure of success can be achieved.
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The possession of a library, or the free use of it, no more constitutes learning, than the possession of wealth constitutes generosity.
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Labour may be a burden and a chastisement, but it is also an honour and a glory. Without it, nothing can be accomplished.
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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.
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It is the close observation of little things which is the secret of success in business, in art, in science, and in every pursuit of life.
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Help from without is often enfeebling in its effects, but help from within invariably invigorates.
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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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