Anything that inspires unselfishness makes for our ennoblement. Christmas does that. I am all for Christmas.
B. C. FORBESUpon our children-how they are taught-rests the fate-or fortune-of tomorrow’s world.
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The man who is cocksure that he has arrived is ready for the return journey.
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Honesty is the cornerstone of character.
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Kill time and you will kill your career.
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Plan your work – work your plan
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There is no fun equal to the satisfaction of doing one’s best. The things that are most worthwhile in life are really those within the reach of almost every normal human being who cares to seek them out.
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The be-all and end-all of life should not be to get rich, but to enrich the world.
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He who has faith has… an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well – even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.
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The men who have done big things are those who were not afraid to attempt big things, who were not afraid to risk failure in order to gain success.
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Many a man thinks he is patient when, in reality, he is indifferent.
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…the incontestable truth is that America has been built up by optimists, not by pessimists, but by men possessing courage, confidence in the nation’s destiny, by men willing to adventure, to shoulder risks terrifying to the timid.
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There is more credit and satisfaction in being a first-rate truck driver than a tenth-rate executive.
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Money, or even power, can never yield happiness unless it be accompanied by the goodwill of others.
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Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.
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Bragging often precedes begging.
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Opportunity rarely knocks on your door. Knock rather on opportunity’s door if you ardently wish to enter.
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