“It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe.” Robert William Service WiseMountainShoe
“No man can be a failure if he thinks he's a success; If he thinks he is a winner, then he is.” Robert William Service FailureManWisdomSuccessWinnerThinksCan
“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.” Robert William Service
“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.” Robert William Service
“Avoid extremes: be moderate In saving and in spending; An equable and easy gait Will win an easy ending.” Robert William Service
“His life, though none too long, Was never dull: Of woman, wine and song Bill had his full.” Robert William Service
“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.” Robert William Service
“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.” Robert William Service
