Quote by Samuel Smiles
If we opened our minds to enjoyment, we might find tranquil pleasu

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

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It will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are only reaping the consequences of their own neglect, mismanagement, and improvidence, or want of application. – Samuel Smiles

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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. – Samuel Smiles

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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. – Samuel Smiles

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A rustle in the wind reminds us a fairy is near. – Author Unknown

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Wind chimes in your yard will serenade garden creatures — squirrels, fairies and angels. – Author Unknown

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Spread your wings and let the fairy in you fly! – Author Unknown

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Raindrops are like fairy whispers. – Author Unknown

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