 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. |
| Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs. |
| I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution. |
| I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar. |
| No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit. |
| Aim for the highest. |
| There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else. |
| 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. |
| Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community. |
| Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve! |
| Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best. |
| The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled. |
| No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it. |
| As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. |
| You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best. |
| 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%. |
| Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something. |
| All honor's wounds are self-inflicted. |
| The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it. |
| You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb. |
