Many of the most successful men I have known have never grown up. They have retained bubbling-over boyishness. They have relished wit, they have indu….

The man who is bigger than his job keeps cool. He does not lose his head, he refuses to become rattled, to fly off in a temper. The man who would con….

How you start is important, very important, but in the end it is how you finish that counts. It is easier to be a self-starter than a self-finisher. ….

Without self-respect there can be no genuine success. Success won at the cost of self-respect is not success ? for what shall it profit a man if he g….

Is America becoming decadent? Do we no longer regard our promises and pledges as sacred? ... We promised to make peace with Germany only in conjuncti….

What you have outside you counts less than what you have inside you..

He best keeps from anger who remembers that God is always looking upon him..

Optimism is a tonic. Pessimism is poison. Admittedly, every businessman must be realistic. He must gather facts, analyze them candidly and strive to ….

Genius is often a short way of spelling hard work. Poverty, obscurity, struggle and ambition formed the foundation for many careers of transcendent a….

There is no fun equal to the satisfaction of doing one's best. The things that are most worthwhile in life are really those within the reach of almos….

Frank W. Woolworth once told me that the turning-point in his career did not come until he was thrown flat on his back by illness. He was sure that h….

The most famous self-made man in the world today is our own Edison. Talk with Mr. Edison and he will tell you he owes much if not most of his success….

A certain ultra-dignified gentleman of unusual prominence carried himself so stiffly that nobody felt free to call him by his first name. He quarrele….

Any business arrangement that is not profitable to the other fellow will in the end prove unprofitable for you. The bargain that yields mutual satisf….

Many a man has walked up to the opportunity for which he has long been preparing himself, looked it full in the face, and then begun to get cold feet….

The bell of public opinion is today making the Morgan-Rockefeller-Vanderbilt class jump. Nor are the strongest of our corporations immune. The railro….

Which is more worthwhile earning: a large fortune or the esteem and gratitude of the nation? This question is prompted anew by the death of ex-Secret….

Honesty is the cornerstone of character..

The most profitless things to manufacture are excuses..

Vacations for wage earners have proved both popular with workers and profitable for employers. Unfortunately, the majority of large employers have no….

The human being who lives only for himself finally reaps nothing but unhappiness. Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles, satisfies..