The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the nature of wisdom.

Quote by Samuel Smiles

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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;...

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!...

A place for everything, and everything in its place.

A place for everything, and everything in its place.

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...

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...

I'm as happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems...

I'm as happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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 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...

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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...