Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)
American inventor, inventor of the electric light bulb.
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
(about Failure)
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
(about Perseverance)
Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
(about Satisfaction)
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
(about Perseverance)
There's a way to do better... find it.
(about Excellence)
The three great essentials to achieve anything worth-while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.
(about Life)
Nearly every man who develops an idea works at it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged.
(about Perseverance)
When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of it and make trial after trial until it comes.
(about Perseverance)
If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves.
(about Possibilities and Creativity)
Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.
(about Pragmatism)
Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!
(about Encouragement)
Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.
(about Working)
Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
(about Perfection)
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
(about Hard-working)
Great ideas originate in the muscles.
(about Diligence)
I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.
(about Working)
I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.
(about Friendship)
I know this world is ruled by infinite intelligence. Everything that surrounds us - everything that exists - proves that there are infinite laws behind it. There can be no denying this fact. It is mathematical in its precision.
I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.
(about Life)
I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.
(about Working)
I start where the last man left off.
(about Working)
It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.
(about Working)
Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.
Resource: 1. http://en.proverbia.net/citasautor.asp?autor=12230
2. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/au..._a_edison.html
Dear ESE members,
I would like to share with you some famous sayings by the fourth profilic inventor in history. Each saying is categorized in different topic according to my understand of it. However, Edison's saying may contain various meanings, therefore you should attempt to work out the meaning by yourselves.
Enjoy your reading,
Ga Chip.
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