It is when things go hardest, when life becomes most trying, that there is greatest need for having a fixed goal.
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It is not a case of whether we want to wash our hands of Europe or want to help her to regain her feet. The troubles of Europe have been laid on our doorstep, so to speak, and will plague us, if we do nothing to cure them, whether we like it or not.
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The fellow who isn’t fired with enthusiasm is apt to be fired.
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Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.
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A business like an automobile, has to be driven, in order to get results.
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The man of fixed ingrained principles who has mapped out a straight course, and has the courage and self-control to adhere to it, does not find life complex. Complexities are all of our own making.
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Honesty is the cornerstone of character.
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Honesty is the cornerstone of character. The honest man or woman seeks not merely to avoid criminal or illegal acts, but to be scrupulously fair, upright, fearless in both action and expression. Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind.
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The man who is too busy to read is never likely to lead.
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Life is just an endless chain of judgements. . . . The more imperfect our judgement, the less perfect our success.
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The Bible says, ‘Where there is no vision, the people perish.’ Have you a vision? And are you undeviatingly pressing and pushing toward its accomplishment? Dreaming alone will not get you there. Mix your dreams with determination and action.
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When it comes to betting on yourself… you’re a chicken-livered coward if you hesitate.
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A word of appreciation often can accomplish what nothing else could accomplish.
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It’s so much easier to do good than to be good.
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Anything that inspires unselfishness makes for our ennoblement. Christmas does that. I am all for Christmas.
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The man who has done his level best… is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.
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