I try to be known more for my work than for anything else.

I try to be known more for my work than for anything else.

In books, or work, or healthful play,
Let my first years be past,
That I may give read more

In books, or work, or healthful play,
Let my first years be past,
That I may give for every day
Some good account at last.
- Isaac Watts,

Better to wear out than to rust out.

Better to wear out than to rust out.

I like work; It fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

I like work; It fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

How bething the, gentliman,
How Adam dalf, and Eve span.

How bething the, gentliman,
How Adam dalf, and Eve span.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

Never idle a moment, but thrifty and thoughtful of others.

Never idle a moment, but thrifty and thoughtful of others.

Our greatest weariness comes from work not done.

Our greatest weariness comes from work not done.

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible