Charles William Eliot Quotes

Be unselfish. That is the first and final commandment for those who would be useful and happy in their usefulness. If you think of yourself only, you cannot develop because you are choking the source of development, which is spiritual expansion through thought for others.
Charles William Eliot

Happy, Yourself, Spiritual

You know that it is only through work that you can achieve anything, either in college or in the world.
Charles William Eliot

Work, Through, College

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.
Charles William Eliot

Friends, Patient, Books

The efficient man is the man who thinks for himself.
Charles William Eliot

Himself, Thinks, Efficient

Do not expect the world to look bright, if you habitually wear gray-brown glasses.
Charles William Eliot

Expect, Bright, Wear

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Nationality: American

Born: March 20, 1834

Died: August 22, 1926

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