The best augury of a man’s success in his profession is that he thinks it the finest in the world. 726
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry. 1.24K
The winner’s edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner’s edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success. 707
The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other. 664
An excuse becomes an obstacle in your journey to success when it is made in place of your best effort or when it is used as the object of the blame. 672
Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear. 735
Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won’t taste good. 731
Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort. 650
To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success. 718
Youth is not enough. And love is not enough. And success is not enough. And, if we could achieve it, enough would not be enough. 2.2K