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So much does the moral health...

So much does the moral health depend upon the moral atmosphere that is breathed, and so great is the influence daily exercised by parents over their children by living a life before their eyes, that perhaps the best system of parental instruction might be summed up in these two words: 'Improve thyself.'

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

Riches are oftener an impedim...

Riches are oftener an impediment than a stimulus to action; and in many cases they are quite as much a misfortune as a blessing.

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

When typhus or cholera breaks...

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.

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

I'm as happy a man as any in t...

I'm as happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me!

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

We learn wisdom from failure m...

We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

Hope... is the companion of po...

Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles.

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

Men cannot be raised in masses...

Men 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 Smiles 202 quotes

Even happiness itself may beco...

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. Dr. Johnson has said that the habit of looking at the best side of a thing is worth more to a man than a thousand pounds a year. And we possess the power, to a great extent, of so exercising the will as to direct the thoughts upon objects calculated to yield happiness and improvement rather than their opposites.

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

All work and no play makes Jac...

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. But all play and no work makes him something worse.

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

All life is a struggle.... Und...

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.

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Self-control is only courage u...

Self-control is only courage under another form. It may also be regarded as the primary essence of character.

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

If we opened our minds to enjo...

If we opened our minds to enjoyment, we might find tranquil pleasures spread about us on every side. We might live with the angels that visit us on every sunbeam, and sit with the fairies who wait on every flower.

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

It is the close observation of...

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.

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

Those who are the most persist...

Those who are the most persistent, and work in the true spirit, will invariably be the most successful.

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

Obedience, submission, discipl...

Obedience, submission, discipline, courage--these are among the characteristics which make a man.

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

Energy of will may be defined ...

Energy of will may be defined to be the very central power of character in a man.

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

The apprenticeship of difficul...

The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

Those who aren't making mistak...

Those who aren't making mistakes probably aren't making anything.

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

The government of a nation its...

The government of a nation itself is usually found to be but the reflux of the individuals composing it. The government that is ahead of the people will be inevitably dragged down to their level, as the government that is behind them will in the long run be dragged up.

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

For want of self-restraint man...

For want of self-restraint many men are engaged all their lives in fighting with difficulties of their own making.

Samuel Smiles 202 quotes

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