Occupation: Business Person Birth: July 8, 1839 Death: May 23, 1937
Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing..
God gave me my money. I believe the power to make money is a gift from God . to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mank….
How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar..
I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week..
There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance--do not sacrifice that to anything else..
A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship..
The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil..
I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary..
Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed..
The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the su….
Character - not wealth, power, or position - is the supreme word..
The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world..
I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything..
Own nothing, control everything..
The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets..
The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well..
Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding..
I don't want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers.
I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, ev….
Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great..