As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.
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Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.
There is little success where there is little laughter.
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.
And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.
You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.
The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.
No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.
The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.
He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.
I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.
The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.
The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.
Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration.
Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.
I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.
Aim for the highest.
The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.
The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.
Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.
Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!
Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs.
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