The man who has done his level best... is a success, even though the world may write him down a read more

The man who has done his level best... is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.

The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.

The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into read more

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.

On the summit see,
The seals of office glitter in his eyes;
He climbs, he pants, he read more

On the summit see,
The seals of office glitter in his eyes;
He climbs, he pants, he grasps them! At his heels,
Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends,
And with a dexterous jerk soon twists him down,
And wins them, but to lose them in his turn.

Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted

Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted

Other people's success spurs me on to do well and gives me motivation.

Other people's success spurs me on to do well and gives me motivation.

How can they say my life is not a success? Have I not for more than sixty years got enough read more

How can they say my life is not a success? Have I not for more than sixty years got enough to eat and escaped being eaten?

The penalty of success is to be bored by the attentions of people who formerly snubbed you.

The penalty of success is to be bored by the attentions of people who formerly snubbed you.

Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.

Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.