Samuel Smiles

Luck whines; labor whistles.

Samuel Smiles

Obedience, submission, discipline, courage – these are among the characteristics which make a man.

Samuel Smiles

Self-control is only courage under another form. It may almost be regarded as the primary essence of character.

Samuel Smiles

Those who are the most persistent, and work in the true spirit, will invariably be the most successful.

Samuel Smiles

Those who have most to do, and are willing to work, will find the most time.

Samuel Smiles

Work is one of the best educators of practical character.

Samuel Smiles

Admiration of great men, living or dead, naturally evokes imitation of them in a greater or less degree.

Samuel Smiles

Although genius always commands admiration, cha-, racter most secures respect. The former is more the product of brain-power, the latter of heart-power ; and in the long run it is the heart that rules in life.

Samuel Smiles

Character is property. It is the noblest of possessions.

Samuel Smiles

Character is undergoing constant change, for better or for worse – either being elevated on the one hand, or degraded on the other.

Samuel Smiles