Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless.
Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability… We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation.
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
There is no substitute for hard work.
There is far more opportunity than there is ability.
The value of an idea lies in the using of it.
The thing I lose patience with the most is the clock. Its hands move too fast.
The man who doesn’t make up his mind to cultivate the habit of thinking misses the greatest pleasure in life.
The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.
Restlessness is discontent – and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man – and I will show you a failure.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.
