Society and the World

It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind.

If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind.

I studied the lives of great men and famous women, and I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm and hard work.

People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

Do but take care to express yourself in a plain, easy Manner, in well-chosen, significant and decent Terms, and to give a harmonious and pleasing turn to your periods.

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes, which can be made, in a very narrow field.

A fool learns from experience. A wise man learns from the experience of others.

Never tire yourself more than necessary, even if you have to found a culture on the fatigue of your bones.

All men have an instinct for conflict: at least, all healthy men.

All men have an instinct for conflict: at least, all healthy men.

Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

Good order is the foundation of all things.

Income seldom exceeds Personal Development.

Income seldom exceeds Personal Development.

You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.

Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon.

We get paid for bringing value to the market place.

Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken if we had not the power of magnifying the advantages we expect from them.

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.

In every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong; honor that; try to imitate it, and your faults will drop off like dead leaves when their time comes.