Quote of the day
Joy is like restless day; but peace divine
Like quiet night;
Lead me, O Lord, — till perfect Day shall shine
Through Peace to Light.
Samuel Smiles
Born: December 23, 1812
Died: April 16, 1904 (aged 91)
Bio: Samuel Smiles was a Scottish author and government reformer who campaigned on a Chartist platform. But he concluded that more progress would come from new attitudes than from new laws.
Known for:
- Self Help (1859)
- Lives of the Engineers (1861)
- The Life of George Stephenson
- Thrift (1876)
- Men of Invention and Industry (1884)
Samuel Smiles Quotes