Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. – Samuel Smiles
The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved. – Samuel Smiles
Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession – a property entirely our own. – Samuel Smiles
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. – Samuel Smiles
My deal is have a flat, simple tax. And – Americans want – Americans I hope – aspire to be – be wealthy. I hope they aspire to have a better quality of life. And we have this class warfare thats going on now. And I dont agree with that. Im interested in people getting to work. – Rick Perry