Obedience, submission, discipline, courage--these are among the characteristics which make a man.
Samuel SmilesHonorable industry always travels the same road with enjoyment and duty, and progress is altogether impossible without it.
Samuel SmilesThe government of a nation itself is usually found to be but the reflux of the individuals composing it. The government that is ahead of the people will be inevitably dragged down to their level, as the government that is behind them will in the long run be dragged up.
Samuel SmilesHope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles.
Samuel Smiles