Occupation: Author Birth: August 5, 1886 Death: July 5, 1967
Surely no one will consider us lacking in reverence if we say that every one of the "principles of modern salesmanship" on which business men so much….
I do not like the phrase: Never cross a bridge till you come to it. The world is owned by men who cross bridges on their imaginations miles and miles….
It takes a real storm in the average person's life to make him realize how much worrying he has done over the squalls..
When you're through changing you're through..
The most important thing about getting somewhere is starting right where we are..
Great men suffer hours of depression through introspection and self-doubt. That is why they are great. That is why you will find modesty and humili….
The big rewards come to those who travel the second, undemanded mile..
If you are going to do anything, you must expect criticism. But it's better to be a doer than a critic. The doer moves; the critic stands still, and ….
Every time you open your mouth you let men look into your mind..
Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little things..
If you want to know if your brain is flabby, feel your legs..
Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance..
Christ would be a national advertiser today, I am sure, as He was a great advertiser in His own day. He thought of His life as business..
The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision..
Voltaire spoke of the Bible as a short-lived book. He said that within a hundred years it would pass from common use. Not many people read Voltaire t….
There are no little things..
What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to fre….
No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man..
It would do the world good if every man would compel himself occasionally to be absolutely alone. Most of the world s progress has come out of such l….
The ablest men in all walks of modern life are men of faith. Most of them have much more faith than they themselves realize..
If you expect perfection from people your whole life is a series of disappointments, grumblings and complaints. If, on the contrary, you pitch your ….