Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do…

Quote by Thomas Edison

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Many of lifes failures are people who did not realize how close they were to...

Many of lifes failures are people who did not realize how close they were to...

Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration.

Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration.

To have a great idea, have a lot of them.

To have a great idea, have a lot of them.

The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies...

The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies...

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like...

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like...

Genius is 99 percent perspiration and 1 percent inspiration

Genius is 99 percent perspiration and 1 percent inspiration

If we did all the things that we are capable of doing, we would literally...

If we did all the things that we are capable of doing, we would literally...

The first requisite of success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies...

The first requisite of success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies...

There is always a better way.

There is always a better way.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like...

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like...

Today a thousand doors of enterprise are open to you, inviting you to useful work....

Today a thousand doors of enterprise are open to you, inviting you to useful work....

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently

Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, nor our undertaker. It should challenge...

Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, nor our undertaker. It should challenge...

There are so many opportunities in life, that the loss of two or three capabilities...

There are so many opportunities in life, that the loss of two or three capabilities...

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use...

For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use...

I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give...

I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give...

Opportunities? They are all around us. There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the...

Opportunities? They are all around us. There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the...

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.