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It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn.

B. C. Forbes

Some people are so methodical that that is all they are or ever will be.
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Manners Moral People
The man without religion is as a ship without a rudder.
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Men Religion Ships
The truth doesn’t hurt unless it ought to.
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Feelings Hurt
Life is just an endless chain of judgements. . . . The more imperfect our judgement, the less perfect our success.
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Decision Judgement Perfect
Plan your work – work your plan
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Plan Success Work
Turn resolutely to work, to recreation, or in any case to physical exercise till you are so tired you can’t help going to sleep, and when you wake up you won’t want to worry.
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Sleep Tired Workout
If the United States is to produce a nation of investors-as we must if we are to gain financial world-leadership-it is imperative that boards of directors be so constituted as to adequately represent the interests and inspire the complete confidence of investors of moderate substance.
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Directors Inspire United States
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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Happiness Selfishness Suicidal
A business like an automobile, has to be driven, in order to get results.
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Business Driven Order
Golf without bunkers and hazards would be tame and monotonous. So would life.
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Golf Hazard Life
Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.
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Adversity Challenges Motivational
If you do the best and the most you can today, don’t worry about tomorrow.
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Today Tomorrow Worry
Our future and our fate lie in our wills more than in our hands, for our hands are but the instruments of our wills.
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Determination Fate Lying
Many a man thinks he is patient when, in reality, he is indifferent.
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Men Patience Reality
If the deal isn’t good for the other party, it isn’t good for you.
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Deal Good Party
Any business arrangement that is not profitable to the other fellow will in the end prove unprofitable for you. The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.
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Business Satisfaction Yield
Opportunity rarely knocks on your door. Knock rather on opportunity’s door if you ardently wish to enter.
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Inspirational Motivational Opportunity
Real riches are the riches possessed inside.
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Business Real Riches
Time mends all, ends all things earthly.
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All Ends Things Time
Next to the dog, the wastebasket is your best friend.
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Dog Next Your Best Friend
The person who renders loyal service in a humble capacity will be chosen for higher responsibilities, just as the biblical servant who multiplied the one pound given him by his master was made ruler over ten cities.
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Biblical Humble Responsibility
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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Business Retirement Success
When it comes to betting on yourself… you’re a chicken-livered coward if you hesitate.
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Betting Chickens Coward
Anything that inspires unselfishness makes for our ennoblement. Christmas does that. I am all for Christmas.
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Doe Inspire Unselfishness
Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind.
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Honesty Inspirational Mind
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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Hands Pumps Work
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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Life Normal Who Cares

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