“He started to sing as he tackled the thing that couldn't be done, and he did it.”
Edgar A. Guest Quotes
1881 – 1959
English-born American poet, known as the "People's Poet".
25 quotesAbout Edgar A. Guest on Wikipedia
“Whate'er my task, be this my creed: I am on earth to fill a need.”
“If there be laughter in your heart Don't hold it for tomorrow.”
“But if you're down, get up an' buckle in— A lickin' often does a fellow good.”
“You can do as much as you think you can, But you'll never accomplish more;”
“And you can win, though you face the worst, If you feel that you're going to do it.”
“Life is a gift that the humblest may boast of And one that the humblest may well make the most of.”
“Courage is more than a daring deed: It's the breath of life and a strong man's creed.”
“A fellow's not down till he lies In the dust and refuses to rise.”
“I find the man I envy most Is he who's longest at his post.”
“Depend not on the favoring whim Of fortune's god, but on himself.”
“You cannot have the joys of work And take the comfort of a shirk.”
“I could have gold and roses, too, If I would work like those who do.”
“If you want to know if you have grit, Just pick out a joy that you like, and quit.”
“And yet a good name's better far Than all earth's glistening jewels are.”
“Only thing for a man right then Is to grit his teeth an' start again.”
“It's whether we're true to our best or not When the right thing's certain to hurt a lot.”
“And a kindly word when the work is fair Is welcomed and wanted everywhere.”
