Man is the result of slow growth; that is why he occupies the position he does in animal life. What does a pup amount to that has gained its growth in a few days or weeks, beside a man who only attains it in as many years.

When one door closes, another one opens.

The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion.

Night is a more quiet time to work. It aids thought.

The telephone will be used to inform people that a telegram has been sent.

What this power is, I cannot say... All I know is that it exists.

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.