Samuel Smiles Quote

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


Self-help: With Illustrations of Character and Conduct (ed. 1861)


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

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

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

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