Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, read more

Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.

People Some people are like wheelbarrows; useful only when pushed, and very easily upset. The time to stop talking is read more

People Some people are like wheelbarrows; useful only when pushed, and very easily upset. The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.

Guts are a combination of confidence, courage, conviction, strength of character, stick-to-itiveness, pugnaciousness, backbone, and intestinal fortitude. They are mandatory read more

Guts are a combination of confidence, courage, conviction, strength of character, stick-to-itiveness, pugnaciousness, backbone, and intestinal fortitude. They are mandatory for anyone who wants to get to and stay at the top.

'We must do something' is the unanimous refrain. 'You begin' is the deadening refrain. - The Saving Sense.

'We must do something' is the unanimous refrain. 'You begin' is the deadening refrain. - The Saving Sense.

Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.

Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.

A wage hike is very hard to take away, but bonuses and profit-sharing can disappear very quickly in hard times...More read more

A wage hike is very hard to take away, but bonuses and profit-sharing can disappear very quickly in hard times...More people are realizing that bonuses look like raises, but really aren't.

Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses.

Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses.

The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't
succeed; you must have a larger ambition. read more

The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't
succeed; you must have a larger ambition. There is no mystery in business
success...If you do each day's task successfully, and stay faithfully
within these natural operations of commercial laws which I talk so much
about, and keep your head clear, you will come out all right.