Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent – the power to do the right thing the first time.
Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.
Fences are made for those who cannot fly.
I have noticed that youngsters given to the climbing habit usually do something when they grow up.
Constant effort and frequent mistakes are the stepping stones to genius.
A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself.
Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.
Art is the beautiful way of doing things. Science is the effective way of doing things. Business is the economic way of doing things.
We work to become, not to acquire.
Where much is expected from an individual, he may rise to the level of events and make the dream come true.
Many a man’s reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.
There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.
Dreams can come true, but there is a secret. They’re realized through the magic of persistence, determination, commitment, passion, practice, focus and hard work. They happen a step at a time, manifested over years, not weeks.
Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is.
Christianity supplies a Hell for the people who disagree with you and a Heaven for your friends.
It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed.
No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day.
The supernatural is the natural not yet understood.
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.