Those who help themselves

From his lofty social position in Kensington, did Samuel Smiles reflect on how far he'd come from his humble beginnings in Haddington?

It seems that helping others help themselves proved a very lucrative way to help himself.

Me, I had an hour to kill as my car was being checked out.

And as Sam helpfully said: "Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone forever."