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

Quote by Thomas A Edison

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I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.

I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.

There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of...

When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of...

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...

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...

We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.

We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.

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.

Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly...

Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly...

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.

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...

What you are will show in what you do.

What you are will show in what you do.

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.

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...

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...

One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the...

One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the...

I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident;...

I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident;...

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.

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...

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common...

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common...

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.