The public only knows one side of [Mark Mark Twain] - the amusing part. Little does it suspect that he was a man of strong convictions upon political….

Do not think a man has done his full duty when he has performed the work assigned him. A man will never rise if he does only this. Promotion comes fr….

There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth r….

Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate. More money has been made in real estate than in all industrial investments c….

Men who reach decisions promptly usually have the capacity to move with definiteness of purpose in other circumstances..

Anything in life worth having is worth working for..

The day is not far distant when the man who dies leaving behind him millions of available wealth, which was free for him to administer during life, w….

What one does easily, one does well..

A man who was generous with his wealth. It has been reported that during his lifetime, Carnegie gave away over $350 million of his money to help othe….

There is no way of making a business successful that can vie with the policy of promoting those who render exceptional service..

The sole purpose of being rich is to give away money..

I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle..

Every man gravitates to where he belongs in life, just as surely as water seeks and finds its level. His position is measured precisely by the qualit….

Concentrate your energy, thought and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged... 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket' is all….

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..

I choose free libraries as the best agencies for improving the masses of the people, because they give nothing for nothing. They only help those who ….

Any idea that is held in the mind, that is emphasized, that is either feared or revered, will begin at once to cloth itself in the most convenient an….

I have never known a concern to make a decided success that did not do good, honest work, and even in these days of fiercest competition, when everyt….

Touch his head, and he will bargain and argue with you to the last; Touch his heart, and he falls upon your breast..

The man of wealth [should] consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon to administer to produce th….

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..