James Whitcomb Riley's Quotes
Born: 1970-01-01
Profession: Poet
Nation: American
Biography of James Whitcomb Riley
It is no use to grumble and complain; It's just as cheap and easy to rejoice; When God sorts out the weather and sends rain - Why, rain's my choice.
Tags: God, Rain, WhyThe most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.
Tags: Energy, Enthusiasm, EssentialContinuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these.
Tags: Continuous, Effort, WinWhen I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck.
Tags: Bird, Call, NatureWhen you awaken some morning and hear that somebody or other has been discovered, you can put it down as a fact that he discovered himself years ago - since that time he has been toiling, working, and striving to make himself worthy of general discovery.
Tags: Morning, Time, Working