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A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools read more
A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop.
It is with words as with sunbeams--the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.
It is with words as with sunbeams--the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.
Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins.
Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins.
Eating words has never given me indigestion.
Eating words has never given me indigestion.
A tool is but the extension of a man's hand, and a machine is but a complex tool. And he read more
A tool is but the extension of a man's hand, and a machine is but a complex tool. And he that invents a machine augments the power of a man and the well-being of mankind.
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary read more
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used.
The finest words in the world are only vain sounds, if you cannot comprehend them.
The finest words in the world are only vain sounds, if you cannot comprehend them.
The safest words are always those which bring us most directly to facts.
The safest words are always those which bring us most directly to facts.
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.