Samuel Smiles Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.”

“Progress 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.”

“Progress, 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.”

“Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry.”

“The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They have struggled against the tide, and reached the shore exhausted.”

“Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction are useful so far as they go, but, without the discipline of real life, they remain of the nature of theory only.”

“The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted.”

“Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not find them, they will make them.”

“The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once.”

“Man cannot aspire if he looked down; if he rise, he must look up.”