All experiences of life seems to prove that the impediments thrown in the way of the human advancement may for the most part be overcome by steady good conduct, honest zeal, activity, perseverance and above all, by a determined resolution…

Quote by Samuel Smiles

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

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

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of...

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of...

You're more likely to act yourself into feeling than feel yourself into action. So act!...

You're more likely to act yourself into feeling than feel yourself into action. So act!...

The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but of the nature of learning;...

The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but of the nature of learning;...

The duty of helping one's self in the highest sense involves the helping of one's...

The duty of helping one's self in the highest sense involves the helping of one's...

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed...

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed...

The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without...

The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without...

We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably...

We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably...

Men must necessarily be the active agents of their own well-being and well-doing they themselves...

Men must necessarily be the active agents of their own well-being and well-doing they themselves...

An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of...

An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of...

A place for everything, and everything in its place.

A place for everything, and everything in its place.

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed...

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed...

Enthusiasm... the sustaining power of all great action.

Enthusiasm... the sustaining power of all great action.

Progress however, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at...

Progress however, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at...

The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions - have usually been nurtured in...

The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions - have usually been nurtured in...

The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst...

The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst...

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

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

It is energy - the central element of which is will - that produces the...

It is energy - the central element of which is will - that produces the...

He who never made a mistake, never made a discovery.

He who never made a mistake, never made a discovery.

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

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