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
Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it. – Samuel Smiles
Hope… is the companion of power, and the mother of success for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles. – Samuel Smiles
If we opened our minds to enjoyment, we might find tranquil pleasures spread about us on every side. We might live with the angels that visit us on every sunbeam, and sit with the fairies who wait on every flower. – Samuel Smiles