Inspirational Quotes About Success and Literacy

Here is a collection of some of the most recent, great quotes I've come across -- for your inspiration, encouragement, or bit of whimsy for today :) These (and other pithy) quotes can also be used for Readings for Comprehension.

• "The difference between the right word and the nearly right word is the same as that between lightning and the lightning bug. "-Twain
• "Cut out all those exclamation marks. An exclamation mark is like laughing at your own joke." -F. Scott Fitzgerald
• "A book is like a garden carried in the pocket." -Chinese Proverb
• "The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them." -Mark Twain
• "A room without books is like a body without soul." -Cicero
• "The biggest block to any man's success is in his head." -Anonymous
• "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." -Will Rogers
• "Don't agonize. Organize." - Florynce R. Kennedy
• "To escape criticism--do nothing, say nothing, be nothing." -Elbert Hubbard
• "Beaten paths are for beaten men." -Eric Johnston
• "The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." -Walter Bagehot
• "The man who wins may have been counted out several times, but he didn't hear the referee." -H.E. Jansen
• "All glory comes from daring to begin." -Eugene F. Ware
• "To err is human, but when the eraser wears out ahead of the pencil, you're overdoing it." -J. Jenkins

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