Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.
B. C. FORBESHistory 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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Triumph often is nearest when defeat seems inescapable.
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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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It is when things go hardest, when life becomes most trying, that there is greatest need for having a fixed goal.
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Upon our children-how they are taught-rests the fate-or fortune-of tomorrow’s world.
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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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The man who is too busy to read is never likely to lead.
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You have no idea how big the other fellow’s troubles are.
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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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A word of appreciation often can accomplish what nothing else could accomplish.
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It is not a case of whether we want to wash our hands of Europe or want to help her to regain her feet. The troubles of Europe have been laid on our doorstep, so to speak, and will plague us, if we do nothing to cure them, whether we like it or not.
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Real riches are the riches possessed inside.
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If a pig could pray, it would pray for swill. What do you pray for?
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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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Jealousy… is a mental cancer.
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Anything that inspires unselfishness makes for our ennoblement. Christmas does that. I am all for Christmas.
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