No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction. – Charles Francis Adams Category: Persistence
If someone takes your coat, give him your cloak as well; if he makes you go a mile with him, go with him two. Mathew – Bible Category: Persistence
He that uses many words for the explaining any subject doth, like the cuttlefish, hide himself for the most part in his own ink. – John Ray Category: Writing
The cat is the only animal without visible means of support who still manages to find a living in the city. – Carl van Vechten Category: Cats
