Samuel Smiles Thoughts
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The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the nature of wisdom.
Labor is still, and ever will be, the inevitable price set upon everything which is valuable.
Purposes, like eggs, unless they be hatched into action, will run into rottenness.
Marriage like government is a series of compromises. One must give and take, repair and restrain, endure and be patient.
The great lesson of biography is to show what man can be and do at his best. A noble life put fairly on record acts like an inspiration to others.
Self-control is only courage under another form. It may also be regarded as the primary essence of character.
Progress however, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step.
Labour may be a burden and a chastisement, but it is also an honour and a glory. Without it, nothing can be accomplished.
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