“The task is simple. We will organize children and teach them in a perfect way the things their fathers and mothers are doing in an imperfect way.”

I was early taught to work as well as play. My life has been one long, happy holiday; Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And God was good to me everyday.

Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.

I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.

Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.

Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.

I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.

Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.

Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.

The common denominator for success is work.

Let the good work go on. We must ever remember we are refining oil for the poor man and he must have it cheap and good.

The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.

Homeopathy is a progressive and aggressive step in medicine.

Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.

You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.

The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition.

We are coming to see that there should be no stifling of labor by capital, or of capital by labor; and also that there should be no stifling of labor by labor, or of capital by capital.

An ugly baby is a very nasty object – and the prettiest is frightful.

I’ve always told my children that once they go out into the world, they must have two heads and two minds: one to keep grounded, the other to deal with corporate America.

The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.

Hugs can do great amounts of good – especially for children.

If men had to have babies, they would only ever have one each.

Wisdom leads us back to childhood.

Don’t force your kids into sports. I never was. To this day, my dad has never asked me to go play golf. I ask him. It’s the child’s desire to play that matters, not the parent’s desire to have the child play. Fun. Keep it fun.

I want to walk into a room, be it a hospital for the dying or a hospital for the sick children, and feel that I am needed. I want to do, not just to be.