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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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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
The Christmas spirit brings home to us-or should bring home to us-the profound Biblical truth that it is more blessed to give than to receive. Anything which inspires unselfishness makes for our ennoblement. Christmas does that. I am all for Christmas.
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Biblical Blessed Home
An idea, like a machine, must have power applied to it before it can accomplish anything.
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Idea Machines Material Raw
The real friend is he or she who can share all our sorrow and double our joys.
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Joy Real Sorrow
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
Money, or even power, can never yield happiness unless it be accompanied by the goodwill of others.
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Goodwill Yield
A word of appreciation often can accomplish what nothing else could accomplish.
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Accomplish Appreciation Often Can
Bragging often precedes begging.
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Begging Bragging
A price has to be paid for success. Almost invariably those who have reached the summits worked harder and longer, studied and planned more assiduously, practiced more self- denial, overcame more difficulties than those of us who have not risen so far.
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Acceptance Pay Price Self
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
Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.
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Adversity Challenges Motivational
The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.
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Bargaining Satisfaction Yield
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.
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Courage Inspirational Perseverance
When it comes to betting on yourself… you’re a chicken-livered coward if you hesitate.
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Betting Chickens Coward
Better to be occasionally cheated than perpetually suspicious.
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Cheat Cheating Deception
Without self-respect there can be no genuine success. Success won at the cost of self-respect is not success ? for what shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own self-respect.
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Cost Men Self

Life is just an endless chain of judgements. . . . The more imperfect our judgement, the less perfect our success.

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