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

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

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

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

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