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> The first man gets the oyster; the second man gets the shell. > The richest heritage a young man can have is to be born into poverty. > As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. l just watch what they do. > Men who reach decisions promptly usually have the capacity to move with definiteness of purpose in other circumstances. > I believe the true road to pre-eminent success in any line is to make yourself the master in that line. > A great business is seldom if ever built up, except on lines of strictest integrity. > Put your eggs in one basket. And watch the basket. That's the way to make money. > Concentration is my motto-first honesty, then industry, then concentration. > The sole purpose of being rich is to give away money. > Anything in life worth having is worth working for. > Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole clear, glorious life lies before you! Achieve! Achieve! > While the law of competition maybe sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department. > It is impossible for anyone to be cheated out of an honorable career unless he cheats himself. > What ever your wages are, save a little. > Do not make riches, but usefulness your first aim. > Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs. > People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing. There is little success where there is little laughter. > Watch the costs and the profits will take care of themselves. > No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it. > Don't be content with doing only your duty. Do more than your duty. It's the horse that finishes a neck ahead that wins the race. > 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 capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%. > People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. > He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave. > Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community. > You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best. > There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb a little. > 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 everything would seem to be a matter of price, there lies still at the root of great business success the very much more important factor of quality. The effect of attention to quality, upon every man in the service, from the president of the concern down to the humblest laborer, cannot be overestimated. |
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