Men must necessarily be the active agents of their own well-being and well-doing they themselves must in the very nature of things be their own best helpers.

Quote by Samuel Smiles

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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...

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

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

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;...

All experiences of life seems to prove that the impediments thrown in the way of...

All experiences of life seems to prove that the impediments thrown in the way of...

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

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

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

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

Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance...

Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance...

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.

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...

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.

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...

We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will...

We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will...

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...

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;...

A place for everything, and everything in its place.

A place for everything, and everything in its place.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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;...