“We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.”– Henry David Thoreau Related Quotes “Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.”– Napoleon Hill “I’ve had great success being a total idiot.”– Jerry Lewis “When humor can be made to alternate with melancholy, one has a success, but when the same things are funny and melancholic at the same time, it’s just wonderful.”– Francois Truffaut