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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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...

Actions lie louder than words.

Actions lie louder than words.

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...

Of two evils, choose the prettier

Of two evils, choose the prettier

A guilty conscience is the mother of invention.

A guilty conscience is the mother of invention.

Of two evils choose the prettier.

Of two evils choose the prettier.

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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.