Robert W. Service Quotes & Sayings

“It's the steady, quiet, plodding ones who win in the lifelong race.”

“It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe.”

“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.”

“No man can be a failure if he thinks he's a success; If he thinks he is a winner, then he is.”

“A promise made is a debt unpaid.”

“Be sure your wisest words are those you do not say.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Avoid extremes: be moderate In saving and in spending; An equable and easy gait Will win an easy ending.”

“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.”