Who needs advice from Shakespeare, Einstein, Edison and Tolstoy ?

Time and again we need to be reminded about success. Until we make great habits we need positive affirmations with advice that is timeless. Let's take a look a four men who left their mark on history and some of the advice they have left us with.

1)William Shakespeare

His work has had a lasting impression on Western Literature. His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

"Three sentences for getting success: Know more than other. Work more than other. Expect less than other." - W. Shakespeare

2) Albert Einstein

Einstein is widely regarded as one of the most influential and best known scientists and intellectuals of all time. It is popular consensus that the secret to his genius was that his brain was missing Sylvian fissure, but no one knows for sure.Undoubtedly this genius had his fair share of hardships. In a letter to his son Eduard dated 5 February 1930, Einstein wrote:

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving" - A. Einstein

"If someone feels that they had never made a mistake in their Life, then it means they had never tried a new thing in their life." - A. Einstein 

3) Leo Tolstoy

He was a Russian writer widely regarded as the greatest of novelists. His masterpieces 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina' represent in their scope, breadth and vivid depiction of 19th-century Russian life and attitudes, the peak of realist fiction.

"The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience." - Leo Tolstoy

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." - Leo Tolstoy 

4) Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison does not need any introduction. Edison is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.

"During all those years of experimentation and research, I never once made a discovery. All my work was deductive, and the results I achieved were those of invention, pure and simple." - Thomas Edison

"Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits." - Thomas Edison

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