It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out; it’s the grain of sand in your shoe. Robert W. Service Read Quote
I have some friends, some honest friends, and honest friends are few; My pipe of briar, my open fire, A book that’s not too new. Robert W. Service Read Quote
I have an intense dislike for artificial society. In France, one could lead a free life – to do what one wanted to do without interference or criticism from one’s neighbors. Robert W. Service Read Quote
No man can be a failure if he thinks he’s a success; If he thinks he is a winner, then he is. Robert W. Service Read Quote
Avoid extremes: be moderate In saving and in spending; An equable and easy gait Will win an easy ending. Robert W. Service Read Quote
Write verse, not poetry. The public wants verse. If you have a talent for poetry, then don’t by any means mother it, but try your hand at verse. Robert W. Service Read Quote
The only society I like is rough and tough, and the tougher the better. There’s where you get down to bedrock and meet human people. Robert W. Service Read Quote