Edgar A. Guest
American poet, 1881-1959
10 quotes.
Quotes by Edgar A. Guest
- For failure comes from the inside first, It's there if we only knew it, And you can win, though you face the worst, If you feel that you're going to do it.
- One broken dream is not the end of dreaming.
- Somebody said that it couldn't be done, But he with a chuckle replied That "maybe it couldn't," but he would be one Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried.
- Stand to the battle and see the test through, Pay all you have in endurance and might for it; If it's worth while and a good thing to do, Then it is worth all it costs in the fight for it.
- Success! It's found in the soul of you, And not in the realm of luck! The world will furnish the work to do, But you must provide the pluck.
- There is no "good enough" that's short Of what you can do and you ought. The flaw which may escape the eye And temporarily get by, Shall weaken underneath the strain And wreck the ship or car or train, For this is true of men and stuff-- Only the best is "good enough."
- 'Tis better to have tried in vain, Sincerely striving for a goal, Than to have lived upon the plain An idle and a timid soul.
- With "good enough" the shirkers stop In every factory and shop; With "good enough" the failures rest And lose to men who give their best; With "good enough" the car breaks down And men fall short of high renown. My son, remember and be wise, In "good enough" disaster lies.
- You can do as much as you think you can, But you'll never accomplish more; If you're afraid of yourself, young man, There's little for you in store.
- You may fail, but fall still fighting; Don't give up, whate'er you do; Eyes front, head high to the finish. See it through!