Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not find them, they will make them.
Samuel SmilesCommonplace though it may appear, this doing of one's duty embodies the highest ideal of life and character. There may be nothing heroic about it; but the common lot of men is not heroic.
Samuel SmilesIt 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