Samuel Smiles Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: December 23, 1812 - April 16, 1904
Birthday: December 23
Death: April 16
Fortune has often been blamed for her blindness; but fortune is not so blind as men are. Those who look into practical life will find that fortune is usually on the side of the industrious, as the winds and waves are on the side of the best navigators.
source: Samuel Smiles (1859). “Self-help; with illustrations of character and conduct”, p.46
topic: Men, Wind, Looks, Navigators, Practical Life
