Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged.

Quote by Thomas Alva Edison

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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.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.

Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.

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

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

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...

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

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...

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

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

Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we...

Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we...

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

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...

Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.

Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.

There is no substitute for hard work

There is no substitute for hard work

All Bibles are man-made

All Bibles are man-made

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...

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 value of an idea lies in the using of it.

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

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...

Someone told me crying about something was immature. But they don't know what goes on...

Someone told me crying about something was immature. But they don't know what goes on...

I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years...

I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years...