An entirely new direction may be given to the life of a young man by a happy suggestion, a timely hint, or the kindly advice of an honest friend.
Samuel Smiles
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Character, chapterIII: Companionship and Examples; Complete sentence introducing the account of Henry Martyn’s school friend and mentor. Surrounding chapter read; Smiles’s narrative prose, separate from preceding Mrs. Schimmelpenninck quotation. Historical gendered wording retained. Public-domain te
- Character, chapterIII: Companionship and Examples
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