All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. But all play and no work makes him something worse.
SAMUEL SMILESAll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. But all play and no work makes him something worse.
SAMUEL SMILESProgress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow.
SAMUEL SMILESIt 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 SMILESThe great and good do no die even in this world. Embalmed in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which one still listens.
SAMUEL SMILESWith will one can do anything.
SAMUEL SMILESIt will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are only reaping the consequences of their own neglect, mismanagement, and improvidence, or want of application.
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 SMILESSelf-control is only courage under another form.
SAMUEL SMILESProgress 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 SMILESPoliteness goes far, yet costs nothing.
SAMUEL SMILESCheerfulness is also an excellent wearing quality. It has been called the bright weather of the heart.
SAMUEL SMILESThe tiniest bits of opinion sown in the minds of children in private life afterwards issue forth to the world, and become its public opinion; for nations are gathered out of nurseries.
SAMUEL SMILESMen cannot be raised in masses as the mountains were in he early geological states of the world. They must be dealt with as units; for it is only by the elevation of individuals that the elevation of the masses can be effectively secured.
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.
SAMUEL SMILESThe duty of helping one’s self in the highest sense involves the helping of one’s neighbors.
SAMUEL SMILESAlthough genius always commands admiration, character most secures respect. The former is more the product of the brain, the latter of heart-power; and in the long run it is the heart that rules in life.
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