I am more fond of achieving than striving. My theories must prove to be facts or be discarded as worthless. My efforts must soon be crowned with success, or discontinued.

Quote by Carolyn Wells

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The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull, and dry; The books...

The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull, and dry; The books...

A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his...

A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his...

Of two evils, choose the prettier

Of two evils, choose the prettier

Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to...

Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to...

A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his...

A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his...

It is the interest one takes in books that makes a library. And if a...

It is the interest one takes in books that makes a library. And if a...

A blunder at the right moment is better than cleverness at the wrong time.

A blunder at the right moment is better than cleverness at the wrong time.

Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife; This...

Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife; This...

Of two evils choose the prettier.

Of two evils choose the prettier.

Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife; This...

Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife; This...

A guilty conscience is the mother of invention.

A guilty conscience is the mother of invention.

Actions lie louder than words.

Actions lie louder than words.

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of...

Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of...

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that action, not words, are...

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that action, not words, are...

Don't wait. The time will never be just right.

Don't wait. The time will never be just right.

He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt....

He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt....

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the...

The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the...