Samuel Smiles Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: December 23, 1812 - April 16, 1904
Birthday: December 23
Death: April 16
Experience serves to prove that the worth and strength of a state depend far less upon the form of its institutions than upon the character of its men; for the nation is only the aggregate of individual conditions, and civilization itself is but a question of personal, improvement.
source: Samuel Smiles (1873). “Self-help; with Illustrations of Character, Conduct, and Perseverance”, p.18
topic: Character, Men, Civilization, Personal Improvement
