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Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles, satisfies. Don’t put off the joy derivable from doing helpful, kindly things for others.

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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
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
Honesty is the cornerstone of character.
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Belief Character Honesty
The fellow who isn’t fired with enthusiasm is apt to be fired.
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Enthusiasm Fellows Work
Success consists of being and doing, not simply accumulating.
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Accumulate Consists Simply Success
Golf is an ideal diversion, but a ruinous disease.
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Disease Diversion Golf
Next to the dog, the wastebasket is your best friend.
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Dog Next Your Best Friend
A shady business never yields a sunny life.
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Sunny Sunny Afternoon Weather Yield
Lady Luck generally woos those who earnestly, enthusiastically, unremittingly woo her.
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Enthusiastically Lady Luck
No man can fight his way to the top and stay at the top without exercising the fullest measure of grit, courage, determination, resolution.
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Determination Exercise Fighting
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
Acting without thinking is like shooting without aiming.
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Acting Shooting Thinking
Enthusiasm is the electric current that keeps the engine of life going at top speed. Enthusiasm is the very propeller of progress.
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Current Electric Enthusiasm Progress
Mediocre men wait for opportunity to come to them. Strong, able, alert men go after opportunity.
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Men Opportunity Strong
The man who is too busy to read is never likely to lead.
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Busy He-Man Men
Backboneless employees are too ready to attribute the success of others to luck. Luck is usually the fruit of intelligent application. The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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Intelligent Men Opportunity

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