Darkly Comical Quotes

The power of imagination makes us infinite. – John Muir

The man who can put himself in the place of other men, who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what the future has in store for him. – Owen D. Young

Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. – Leonardo da Vinci

What we see depends mainly on what we look for. – John Lubbock

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life. – Spinoza

What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you love, Give it the best there is in you, Seize your opportunities, And be a member of the team. In no country but America, I believe, is it possible to fulfill all four of these requirements. – Benjamin F. Fairless

Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly, steadily, enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a fitting climax for the journey. – Harold V. Melchert

Life is like a game of cards. Reliability is the ace, industry the king, politeness the queen, thrift the jack. Commonsense is playing to the best advantage the card you draw. And every day, as the game proceeds, you will find the ace, king, queen, jack in your hand and opportunity to use them. – Edward Howe.

True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united. – Humboldt

The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working. Beethoven, Wagner, Bach and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand with as much regularity as an accountant settles down each day to his figures. They didn’t waste time waiting for inspiration. – Ernest Newman