"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up...." - Quote by Thomas Edison

“Today, I am wondering what would have happened to me by now, if, fifty years ago, some fluent talker had converted me to the theory of the eight-hour day and convinced me that it was not fair to my fellow-workers to put forth my best efforts in my work? I am glad that the eight-hour day had not been invented when I was a young man. If my life had been made up of eight-hour days, I don't believe I could have accomplished a great deal.”

“My principal business is giving commercial value to the brilliant - but misdirected - ideas of others.”

“The brain can be developed just the same as the musclescan be developed, if on will only take the pains to trainthe mind to think.”

“Transport a handful of earth everyday and you will make a mountain.”

“Keep your eyes on the horizon and your nose to the wind.”

“Few things are impossible in themselves: application to make them succeed fails us more often than the means.”

“The terrors of the child are quite reasonable, and add to his loveliness; for his utter ignorance and weakness, and his enchanting indignation on such a small basis of capital compel every bystander to take his part.”

“Nothing is rarer than true good nature; they who are reputed to have it are generally only pliant or weak.”

“Nonviolence is not an easy thing to understand, still less to practice, weak as we are.”