Donald Grant Mitchell Quotes

MITCHELL, Donald Grant ("Ik Marvel") Quotes

(1822-1908), American author

Ambition

Ambition is the spur that makes man struggle with destiny. It is heaven's own incentive to make purpose great and achievement greater.

Energy

There is no genius in life like the genius of energy and activity.

Genius

There is no genius in life like the genius of energy and industry.

Wit

I like that wit whose fittest symbol is the playful pinch which a father gives to the cheek of his roguish boy or the pretended bite which a mother prints upon the tempting snowv shoulder of her babe.