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 A Edison

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If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.

If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.

Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.

Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.

What you are will show in what you do.

What you are will show in what you do.

There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor...

There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor...

I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.

I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.

I know this world is ruled by infinite intelligence. Everything that surrounds us- everything that...

I know this world is ruled by infinite intelligence. Everything that surrounds us- everything that...

Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.

Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.

The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants.

The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants.

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

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

There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so...

There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so...

Religion is all bunk.

Religion is all bunk.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility,...

Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility,...

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

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...

Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim...

Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim...

I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what...

I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what...

Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.

Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.

His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one...

His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one...

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.