One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the man who loves his work. But... I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world…

Quote by Thomas A Edison

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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,...

Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production...

Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production...

To my mind the old masters are not art; their value is in their scarcity.

To my mind the old masters are not art; their value is in their scarcity.

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...

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Religion is all bunk.

Religion is all bunk.

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.

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

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

It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put...

It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put...

To have a great idea, have a lot of them.

To have a great idea, have a lot of them.

What you are will show in what you do.

What you are will show in what you do.

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

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.

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of...

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of...

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always...

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always...

Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things...

Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things...

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...

Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it...

Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it...

There is no substitute for hard work.

There is no substitute for hard work.