The human being who lives only for himself finally reaps nothing but unhappiness. Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles, satisfies.
B. C. FORBESWork done with little effort is likely to yield little result.
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Many of the most successful men I have known have never grown up. Youthfulness of spirit is the twin brother of optimism… Resist growing up!
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If you don’t drive your business, you will be driven out of business.
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We must learn that to enjoy happiness we must conscientiously and continuously seek to spread happiness. Selfishness is suicidal to happiness.
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Justice must be blind to the hardness or softness of a man’s hands, as well as to the leanness or fatness of his pocketbook
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Whimpering never kept a leaking vessel from foundering. Vigorously manning the pumps has. Get busy with your head and hands, not your chin.
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The truth doesn’t hurt unless it ought to.
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When it comes to betting on yourself… you’re a chicken-livered coward if you hesitate.
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Next to the dog, the wastebasket is your best friend.
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To succeed, we must have the will to succeed, we must have stamina, determination, backbone, perseverance, self-reliance, and faith.
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Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.
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Golf without bunkers and hazards would be tame and monotonous. So would life.
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I have known not a few men who, after reaching the summits of business success, found themselves miserable on attaining retirement age. They were so exclusively engrossed in their day to day affairs that they had no time for friend making.
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Success consists of being and doing, not simply accumulating.
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The man who is too busy to read is never likely to lead.
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If you do the best and the most you can today, don’t worry about tomorrow.
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