James Watt

I have been much cast down by my fears.

I have been much comforted by my faith.

I have been much strengthened by my resolution.

I have been much animated by my zeal.

I have been much enlightened by my experience.

I have been much improved by my errors.

I have been much instructed by my failures.

I have been much guided by my reason.

I have been much influenced by my affections.

I have been much directed by my conscience.

I have been much sustained by my principles.

I have been much supported by my integrity.

I have been much rewarded by my industry.

I have been much blessed by my good fortune.

I can think of nothing else than this machine.

Nature can be conquered if we can but find her weak side.

The power of steam is now fully known, and its application to useful purposes is only beginning.

An engineer is a man who can do for ten shillings what any fool can do for a pound.

I have made an engine that shall not waste a particle of steam. It shall all be boiling hot.

The great object of my life has been the improvement of the steam engine.