“If you want to know if you have grit, Just pick out a joy that you like, and quit.”

— Edgar A. Guest, "On Quitting", Just Folks, 1917

About Edgar A. Guest

1881 – 1959

English-born American poet, known as the "People's Poet".

“He started to sing as he tackled the thing that couldn't be done, and he did it.”

“Life must be what we make of it.”

“Whate'er my task, be this my creed: I am on earth to fill a need.”

“Love the little trade which thou hast learned, and be content therewith.”

“Only it takes time to be happy. A lot of time. Happiness, too, is a long patience.”

“Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?”

“They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.”

“The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills.”

“Something the heart must have to cherish, must love and joy and sorrow learn.”