Woman, above all other educators, educates humanly. Man is the brain, but woman is the heart, of humanity.
SAMUEL SMILESWoman, above all other educators, educates humanly. Man is the brain, but woman is the heart, of humanity.
SAMUEL SMILESThe possession of a library, or the free use of it, no more constitutes learning, than the possession of wealth constitutes generosity.
SAMUEL SMILESThe spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.
SAMUEL SMILESCharacter is undergoing constant change, for better or for worse–either being elevated on the one hand, or degraded on the other.
SAMUEL SMILESExperience serves to prove that the worth and strength of a state depend far less upon the form of its institutions than upon the character of its men; for the nation is only the aggregate of individual conditions, and civilization itself is but a question of personal, improvement.
SAMUEL SMILESHope… is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles.
SAMUEL SMILESThose who aren’t making mistakes probably aren’t making anything.
SAMUEL SMILESSelf-control is only courage under another form. It may also be regarded as the primary essence of character.
SAMUEL SMILESThe great leader attracts to himself men of kindred character, drawing them towards him as the loadstone draws iron.
SAMUEL SMILESHe who labours not, cannot enjoy the reward of labour.
SAMUEL SMILESHe who never made a mistake, never made a discovery.
SAMUEL SMILESThe greatest slave is not he who is ruled by a despot, great though that evil be, but he who is in the thrall of his own moral ignorance, selfishness, and vice.
SAMUEL SMILESWhen 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.
SAMUEL SMILESPersons with comparatively moderate powers will accomplish much, if they apply themselves wholly and indefatigably to one thing at a time.
SAMUEL SMILESLike men, nations are purified and strengthened by trials.
SAMUEL SMILESFortune has often been blamed for her blindness; but fortune is not so blind as men are. Those who look into practical life will find that fortune is usually on the side of the industrious, as the winds and waves are on the side of the best navigators.
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