Though an inheritance of acres may be bequeathed, an inheritance of knowledge and wisdom cannot. The wealthy man may pay others for doing his work for him; but it is impossible to get his thinking done for him by another, or to purchase any kind of self-culture.
Samuel SmilesConscience is that peculiar faculty of the soul which may be called the religious instinct.
Samuel SmilesIt is the close observation of little things which is the secret of success in business, in art, in science, and in every pursuit of life.
Samuel Smiles