The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions - have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established with difficulty.

Quote by Samuel Smiles

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Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession - a property entirely our own.

Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession - a property entirely our own.

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...

Labor is still, and ever will be, the inevitable price set upon everything which is...

Labor is still, and ever will be, the inevitable price set upon everything which is...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

A place for everything, and everything in its place.

A place for everything, and everything in its place.

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 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...

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.

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...

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 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 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...

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.

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

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