Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it. – Samuel Smiles
The wise man… if he would live at peace with others, he will bear and forbear. – Samuel Smiles

Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it. – Samuel Smiles
The wise man… if he would live at peace with others, he will bear and forbear. – 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