Occupation: Business Magnate Birth: November 25, 1835 Death: August 11, 1919
You are what you think. So just think big, believe big, act big, work big, give big, forgive big, laugh big, love big and live big..
The man who dies leaving behind him millions of available wealth, which was his to administer during his life, will pass away unwept, unhonoured and ….
Put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket..
Instead of the question "What must I do for my employer?" substitute "What can I do".
The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it..
What one does easily, one does well..
There is no way of making a business successful that can vie with the policy of promoting those who render exceptional service..
The more difficult a problem becomes, the more interesting it is..
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 capa….
Capitalism is about turning luxuries into necessities..
The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor in harmoniou….
Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision..
Neither the individual nor the race is improved by almsgiving. The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders up….
Golf is an indispensable adjunct to high civilisation..
If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes..
Those who would administer wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity..
The sole purpose of being rich is to give away money..
One great cause of failure of young men in business is lack of concentration..
There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else..
My hopes were high, and I looked every day for some change to take place. What it was to be I knew not, but that it would come I felt certain if I ke….
Life is not so much a matter of position as of disposition..