James Watt

It is a great pity that men cannot live without talking.

I have been so much occupied with the steam engine that I have almost forgotten how to eat.

The greatest advantage of a good memory is that one can remember a great many things.

I have been so much engaged in making engines that I have had no time to make love.

It is a most disagreeable thing to be obliged to listen to nonsense.

I have been so much occupied with the steam engine that I have almost forgotten how to sleep.

The world is a great book, and I am but a small reader.

I have been so much engaged in business that I have had no time to be angry.

It is a great pity that men cannot live without working.

I have been so much occupied with the steam engine that I have almost forgotten how to drink.

The greatest advantage of a bad memory is that one can forget all the bad things.

I have been so much engaged in making engines that I have had no time to make enemies, only competitors.

It is a most agreeable thing to be obliged to listen to wisdom.

I have been so much occupied with the steam engine that I have almost forgotten how to live.

The world is a great puzzle, and I am but a small piece.

I have been so much engaged in business that I have had no time to be bored.

It is a great pity that men cannot live without complaining.

I have been so much occupied with the steam engine that I have almost forgotten how to laugh.

The greatest advantage of a good memory is that one can remember all the good things.

I have been so much engaged in making engines that I have had no time to make mistakes, only improvements.