“Childhood is like a mirror, which reflects in afterlife the images first presented to it. The first thing continues forever with the child. The first joy, the first sorrow, the first success, the first failure, the first achievement, the first misadventure, paint the foreground of his life.”
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. more
“The brave man is an inspiration to the weak, and compels them, as it were, to follow him.”
“Any number of depraved units cannot form a great nation.”
“If character be irrecoverably lost, then indeed there will be nothing left worth saving.”
“The noble people will be nobly ruled, and the ignorant and corrupt ignobly.”
“Great men stamp their mind upon their age and nation.”