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Samuel Smiles was a British author renowned for his influential works on self-improvement and personal success. Born on December 23, 1812, in Scotland, he passed away on April 16, 1904. His writings emphasized the importance of hard work, self-discipline, and perseverance, inspiring countless individuals throughout history.

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“Necessity, oftener than facility, has been the mother of invention; and the most prolific school of all has been the school of difficulty.”

Has Beens School Mother Difficulty Invention Facility

Book:Self-help; with illustrations of character and conduct

Source: Self-help; with illustrations of character and conduct

“Nothing of real worth can be obtained without courageous working. Man owes his growth chiefly to the active striving of the will, that encounter with difficulty which he calls effort; and it is astonishing to find how often results apparently impracticable are then made possible.”

Men Made Real Growth Results Effort Difficulty Strive Active Encounters Courageous Astonishing Working Man

Author: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.”

Source: Self-help, with Illustrations of Character and Conduct

“The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions - have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established with difficulty.”

Sorrow Discovery Difficulty Adversity Invention Length Hardship Great Inventions

Book:Self-help: With Illustrations of Character and Conduct

Source: Self-help: With Illustrations of Character and Conduct

“The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They have struggled against the tide, and reached the shore exhausted.”

Men Has Beens Done Suffering Work Duty Difficulty Inspired Trials Shore Tides Exhausted Tidy Greatest Man

Book:Character. Repr

Source: Character. Repr

“The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.”

Men Inspirational Difficulty Adversity Apprenticeship

Book:Character

Source: Character

“For want of self-restraint many men are engaged all their lives in fighting with difficulties of their own making, and rendering success impossible by their own cross-grained ungentleness; whilst others, it may be much less gifted, make their way and achieve success by simple patience, equanimity, and self-control.”

Men Way Want Life May Self Success Fighting Simple Impossible Achieve Crosses Difficulty Simplicity Engaged Self Control Gifted Restraint Equanimity Rendering Self Restraint

Book:Character. Repr

Source: Character. Repr

“It is not ease, but effort-not facility, but difficulty, makes men. There is, perhaps, no station in life in which difficulties have not to be encountered and overcome before any decided measure of success can be achieved.”

Men Life Effort Decided Overcoming Difficulty Ease Stations Facility Measure Of Success

Book:Self-help: With Illustrations of Character and Conduct

Source: Self-help: With Illustrations of Character and Conduct

“For want of self-restraint many men are engaged all their lives in fighting with difficulties of their own making.”

Men Want Self Fighting Difficulty Engaged Restraint Willpower Equanimity Self Restraint

Book:Character

Source: Character

About the Author

Born: December 23, 1812
Died: April 16, 1904
Known for: Author
Quotes: 175

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