Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.

The supply of time is a daily miracle. You wake up in the morning and
lo! Your purse is magnificently read more

The supply of time is a daily miracle. You wake up in the morning and
lo! Your purse is magnificently filled with 24 hours of the unmanufactured
tissue of the universe of life. It is yours! The most precious of your
possessions.

If at first you don't succeed, you are running about average.

If at first you don't succeed, you are running about average.

If you cannot win, make the one ahead of you break the record.

If you cannot win, make the one ahead of you break the record.

We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men read more

We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd.

The worst bankruptcy in the world is the person who has lost his enthusiasm.

The worst bankruptcy in the world is the person who has lost his enthusiasm.

It's not failure, but low aim is crime.

It's not failure, but low aim is crime.

The last thing we decide in writing a book is what to put first.

The last thing we decide in writing a book is what to put first.

Any startling piece of work has a subversive element in it, a delicious element often. Subversion is only disagreeable when read more

Any startling piece of work has a subversive element in it, a delicious element often. Subversion is only disagreeable when it manifests in political or social activity. In what we call art, it's one of the most desirable characteristics of a piece of work.