Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.

Quote by Thomas Alva Edison

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Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.

Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.

There is no substitute for hard work

There is no substitute for hard work

Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth

Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth

The perils of overwork are slight compared with the dangers of inactivity

The perils of overwork are slight compared with the dangers of inactivity

All Bibles are man-made

All Bibles are man-made

Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.

Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.

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...

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

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...

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to...

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to...

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

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

Keep on the lookout for novel ideas that others have used successfully. Your idea has...

Keep on the lookout for novel ideas that others have used successfully. Your idea has...

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to...

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to...

The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes...

The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes...

Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these...

Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these...

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness;...

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness;...

The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.

The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.

Men's thinking that you must halt before the barrier of inner negativity. You need not....

Men's thinking that you must halt before the barrier of inner negativity. You need not....

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict,...

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict,...

Can the believing husband in Heaven be happy with his unbelieving wife in Hell? Can...

Can the believing husband in Heaven be happy with his unbelieving wife in Hell? Can...