Necessity is always the first stimulus to industry, and those who conduct it with prudence, perseverance and energy will rarely fail. Viewed in this light, the necessity of labor is not a chastisement, but a blessing,--the very root and spring of all that we call progress in individuals and civilization in nations.
Samuel SmilesMen often discover their affinity to each other by the mutual love they have for a book.
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