A man can succeed in almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.
A man to carry on a successful business must have imagination. He must see things as in a vision, a dream of the whole thing.
Be friends with everybody. When you have friends you will know there is somebody who will stand by you. You know the old saying, that if you have a single enemy you will find him everywhere. It doesn't pay to make enemies. Lead the life that will make you kindly and friendly to every one about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will live.
I have yet to find a man, whatever his situation in life, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than he ever would do under a spirit of criticism.
I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.
Keeping a little ahead of conditions is one of the secrets of business; the trailer seldom goes far.
The best place to succeed is where you are with what you have.
The difference between getting somewhere and nowhere is the courage to make an early start. The fellow who sits still and does just what he is told will never be told to do big things.
Three men were laying brick. The first was asked: "What are you doing?" He answered: "Laying some brick." The second man was asked: "What are you working for?" He answered: "Five dollars a day." The third man was asked: "What are you doing?" He answered: "I am helping to build a great cathedral." Which man are you?
Um ein Geschäft erfolgreich zu führen, braucht ein Mann Imagination. Er muß die Dinge wie in einer Vision sehen, wie einen Traum des Ganzen.
We are all salesmen every day of our lives. We are selling our ideas, our plans, our enthusiasms to those with whom we come in contact.
Wer nicht aus Liebe zur Sache arbeitet, sondern nur des Geldes willen, der bekommt gar nichts: Weder Geld noch Glück.
When a man has put a limit on what he will do, he has put a limit on what he can do.
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