black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Diamonds are only lumps of coal that stuck to their jobs.

B. C. Forbes

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.
B. C. FORBES

Men Self Simplicity
History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
B. C. FORBES

Courage Inspirational Perseverance
In the race for success, speed is less important than stamina.
B. C. FORBES

Important Race Speed
A word of appreciation often can accomplish what nothing else could accomplish.
B. C. FORBES

Accomplish Appreciation Often Can
If you do the best and the most you can today, don’t worry about tomorrow.
B. C. FORBES

Today Tomorrow Worry
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
B. C. FORBES

Hands Justice Men
The be-all and end-all of life should not be to get rich, but to enrich the world.
B. C. FORBES

Greed Life World
Golf without bunkers and hazards would be tame and monotonous. So would life.
B. C. FORBES

Golf Hazard Life
Bragging often precedes begging.
B. C. FORBES

Begging Bragging
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.
B. C. FORBES

Biblical Humble Responsibility
Diamonds are only lumps of coal that stuck to their jobs.
B. C. FORBES

Basketball Inspirational Jobs
Mediocre men wait for opportunity to come to them. Strong, able, alert men go after opportunity.
B. C. FORBES

Men Opportunity Strong
Plan your work – work your plan
B. C. FORBES

Plan Success Work
Many a man thinks he is patient when, in reality, he is indifferent.
B. C. FORBES

Men Patience Reality
Work done with little effort is likely to yield little result.
B. C. FORBES

Done Effort Yield
Upon our children-how they are taught-rests the fate-or fortune-of tomorrow’s world.
B. C. FORBES

Children Fate Inspirational

Diamonds are only lumps of coal that stuck to their jobs.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Diamonds are only lumps of coal that stuck to their jobs.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More B. C. Forbes Quotes