One of the commonest mistakes and one of the costliest is thinking that success is due to some genius, some magic – something or other which we do not possess. Success is generally due to holding on, and failure to letting go.


Thoughts for Every-day Living from the Spoken and Written Words of Maltbie Davenport Babcock (ed. 1901)

Maltbie Davenport Babcock Quotes

One of the commonest mistakes and one of the costliest is thinking that success is due to some genius, some magic – something or other which we do...

One of the commonest mistakes and one of the costliest is thinking that success is due to some genius, some magic – something or other which we do...

One of the commonest mistakes and one of the costliest is thinking that success is due to some genius, some magic – something or other which we do...

One of the commonest mistakes and one of the costliest is thinking that success is due to some genius, some magic – something or other which we do...