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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.

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.

Samuel Smiles
Inspirational, Wisdom, Mistake
1859 Self-Help, ch.11.

Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles.

Samuel Smiles
Inspirational, Life, Success

Politeness goes far, yet costs nothing.

Samuel Smiles
Inspirational, Army, Cost
Samuel Smiles (1871). “Character”, p.242

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.

Samuel Smiles
Inspirational, Hope, Motivation
Samuel Smiles (1861). “Self-help, with Illustrations of Character and Conduct”, p.67

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

Samuel Smiles
Inspirational, Life, Motivational
"Self-Help: With Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance".

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

Samuel Smiles
Inspirational, Life, Smart
Samuel Smiles (1872). “Character”, p.371

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

Samuel Smiles
Inspirational, Self, Roots
'Self-Help' (1859)

It will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are only reaping the consequences of their own neglect, mismanagement, and improvidence, or want of application.

Samuel Smiles
Inspirational, Men, Effectiveness
Samuel Smiles (1861). “Self-help, with Illustrations of Character and Conduct”, p.229

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

Samuel Smiles
Inspirational, Motivational, Smile
1859 Self-Help, ch.11.

With will one can do anything.

Samuel Smiles
Inspirational, Motivation, Can Do
Samuel Smiles (1866). “Self-help: With Illustrations of Charakter, Conduct and Perseverance”, p.7

The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.

Samuel Smiles
Inspirational, Adversity, Men
Samuel Smiles (1872). “Character”, p.350

The great high-road of human welfare lies along the old highway of steadfast, well-doing; and they who are the most persistent, and work in the truest spirit, will invariably be the most successful; success treads on the heels of every right effort.

Samuel Smiles
Inspirational, Lying, Successful
Samuel Smiles (1859). “Self-help; with illustrations of character and conduct”, p.46

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