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Success Quotes - Page 45

A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.

Jonathan Swift, Thomas Sheridan, John Nichols (1808). “Works”, p.380

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

1625 Essays, no.52,'Of Ceremonies and Respects'.

The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.

More Than Somewhat (1937). This quotation is associated with Runyon, but the Chicago Tribune, 10 May 1936, printed the following: "'The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that is the way to bet,' as Hugh Keough used to say." Keough was a Chicago journalist.

Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiwari (1999). “Wings of Fire: An Autobiography”, p.90, Universities Press

All you've got to do is decide to go and the hardest part is over.

Tony Wheeler (2013). “Lonely Planet Across Asia on the Cheap”, p.4, Lonely Planet

Nothing stinks like a pile of unpublished writing.

Barry Kyle, Sylvia Plath (1976). “Sylvia Plath, a Dramatic Portrait: Conceived and Adapted from Her Writings, by Barry Kyle”