"We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery."
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Quotes by Samuel Smiles
Samuel Smiles was a Scottish author and social reformer, best known for his influential work, "Self-Help," published in 1859. Born on December 23, 1812, in Haddington, Scotland, Smiles championed the virtues of perseverance, resilience, and the power of individual agency. His writings, which celebrated self-improvement and moral integrity, resonated widely during the Victorian era and laid the groundwork for the modern self-help movement. Smiles’ legacy endures through his belief that personal success is achievable through hard work and determination, inspiring generations to embrace a proactive approach to life.
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"It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done."
Samuel Smiles
"Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone forever."
Samuel Smiles"Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us."
Samuel Smiles"Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles."
Samuel Smiles"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."
Samuel Smiles
"The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved."
Samuel Smiles