All life is a struggle…. Under competition the lazy man is put under the necessity of exerting himself; and if he will not exert himself, he must fall behind. If he do not work, neither shall he eat.
SAMUEL SMILESStothard learned the art of combining colors by closely studying butterflies wings; he would often say that no one knew what he owed to these tiny insects. A burnt stick and a barn door served Wilkie in lieu of pencil and canvas.
More Samuel Smiles Quotes
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There is no act, however trivial, but has its train of consequences.
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The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.
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The great leader attracts to himself men of kindred character, drawing them towards him as the loadstone draws iron.
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The noble people will be nobly ruled, and the ignorant and corrupt ignobly.
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Even happiness itself may become habitual. There is a habit of looking at the bright side of things, and also of looking at the dark side.
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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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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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The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the nature of wisdom.
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The brave man is an inspiration to the weak, and compels them, as it were, to follow him.
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Luck lies in bed, and wishes the postman would bring him news of a legacy; labor turns out at six, and with busy pen or ringing hammer lays the foundation of a competence.
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Good sense, disciplined by experience and inspired by goodness, issues in practical wisdom.
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Great men stamp their mind upon their age and nation.
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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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He who never made a mistake, never made a discovery.
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Any number of depraved units cannot form a great nation.
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