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".

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

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

Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession - a property entirely our own. knowledge

Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it. life

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. hope

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

The wise man... if he would live at peace with others, he will bear and forbear. peace