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

Quote by Samuel Smiles

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

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

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.

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

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

Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly...

Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly...

It will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are...

It will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are...

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 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.

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;...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction...

Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction...

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...

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

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

A place for everything, and everything in its place.

A place for everything, and everything in its place.

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

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

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...

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...