Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk
Samuel Smiles Writer
Gender: Male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Born: Dec 23, 1812
Died: Apr 16, 1904
Samuel Smiles, was a Scottish author and government reformer. He is most known for writing Self-Help, which "elevated [Smiles] to celebrity status: almost overnight, he became a leading pundit and much-consulted guru".
Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone forever.
health, knowledge & time
I'm as happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me!
smile
Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession - a property entirely our own.
knowledge
Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.
hope
Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles.
hope, power & success
The wise man... if he would live at peace with others, he will bear and forbear.
peace
Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it.
life