“Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.”
“The highest form of bliss is living with a certain degree of folly.”
“Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.”
“War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.”
“A nail is driven out by another nail; habit is overcome by habit.”
“The desire to write grows with writing.”
“Prevention is better than cure.”
“In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.”
“When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.”
“I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.”
“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”
“The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.”
“What you are will show in what you do.”
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
“There is a way to do it better—find it.”
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”
“The just man is most free from disturbance.”