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A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.

Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favourable do nothing.

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim. - The Business of Life.

Life begins at 40 -- but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.

Business demands faith, compels earnestness, requires courage, is honestly selfish, is penalized for mistakes, and is the essence of life.

Commemoration of James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885 After saying our prayers, we ought to do something to make them come true.

One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim.

Know and believe in yourself, and what others think won't disturb you.

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

No man is a failure who is enjoying life.

Back of ninety-nine out of one-hundred assertions that a thing cannot be done is nothing, but the unwillingness to do it.

A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations. - The Treasure of Franchard.

Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers.

If you're naturally kind you attract a lot of people you don't like.