It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.
There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
The question is not what you look at, but what you see.[Also known as:]It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.
Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them.
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.