1. "The greatest good that could come to my fellow men would be to cause every man to make his fortune." _Elias Howe_
2. "The more obstacles I meet with the more resolved I am to overcome them; I always make it a rule to do those things which I have been told cannot be done." _Elias Howe_
3. "I feel that to those who have given their time, thought and labor for the purpose of adding some little means of comfort and benefit to their fellow men—that to such belongs a reward and a satisfaction which no amount of money can purchase." _Elias Howe_
4. "I shall always consider myself indebted to those good men who stood firm during my dark and gloomy days." _Elias Howe_
5. "The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching." _Elias Howe_
6. "There are two kinds of people in this world: those who make things happen, and those who watch things happen." _Elias Howe_
7. "Never give up on your dreams, no matter how difficult they may seem. I believed in my invention, and I never gave up on it, even when others told me it was impossible. I knew that if I could build a sewing machine that worked, it would change the world." _Elias Howe_
8. "Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." _Elias Howe_