40 ordspråk av Samuel Smiles
Samuel Smiles
Samuel Smiles föddes den December 23rd 1812 och dog den 16 April 1904
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 The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted. |
| The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once. |
| The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual. |
| The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions - have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established with difficulty. |
| The wise man... if he would live at peace with others, he will bear and forbear. |
| The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They have struggled against the tide, and reached the shore exhausted. |
| To think we are able is almost to be so; to determine upon attainment is frequently attainment itself; earnest resolution has often seemed to have about it almost a savor of omnipotence. |
| 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 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 often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery. |
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Toplists (6 st)
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