A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.
When fate hands us a lemon, let’s try to make lemonade.
Not only had I got rid of the theology and the supernatural, but I had found the truth of evolution.
There is little success where there is little laughter.
The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.
Concentrate your energies your thoughts and your capital. … The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.
Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs.
Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs.
The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his life-time for the good of the community.
No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.
And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.
You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.
The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.
Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.
Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs.
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.
The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.
The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.
There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.
Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!
I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.
The ‘morality of compromise’ sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don’t compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.
Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.