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| SAMUEL SMILES |
| British author and advocate for social reform, born in Scotland (1812-1904) |
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| Never try to reason the prejudice out of a man. It was not reasoned into him, and cannot be reasoned out. Progress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step. To think we are able is almost to be so; to determine upon attainment is frequently attainment itself; earnest resolution has often seemed to have about it almost a savor of omnipotence. |