Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

There is no evil in the atoms, only in men's souls.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

A faithful friend is medicine of Life.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.