The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson. 580
The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone. 665
No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter how great his ability or capital. Business today is more than ever a question of cooperation. 576
Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you will never be strong or original. Stand alone or bury your ambition to be somebody in the world. 599
There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake. 2.5K
There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King. 655
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. 609
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. 663
Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances. 688
A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements. 680
Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds. 2.52K
