Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed.
Without publicity a terrible thing happens: nothing.
Those who really desire to attain an independence, have only set their minds upon it, and adopt the proper means, as they do in regard to any other object which they wish to accomplish, and the thing is easily done.
Advertising is to a genuine article what manure is to land, – it largely increases the product.
No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.
There’s a sucker born every minute.
Be cautious and bold.
Comfort is the enemy of progress.
Let your motto then always be ‘Excelsior’, for by living up to it there is no such word as fail.
The foundation of success in life is good health:.
Dr. Franklin says “it is the eyes of others and not our own eyes which ruin us. If all the world were blind except myself I should not care for fine clothes or furniture.
Young men starting in life should avoid running into debt.
The safest plan, and the one most sure of success for the young man starting in life, is to select the vocation which is most congenial to his tastes.
I will loose my camel, and trust it to God!” “No, no, not so,” said the prophet, “tie thy camel, and trust it to God!
Remember the proverb of Solomon: “He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Writing lives forever, while you may not.
The best kind of charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves. Promiscuous almsgiving, without inquiring into the worthiness of the applicant, is bad in every sense. But to search out and quietly assist those who are struggling for themselves, is the kind that “scattereth and yet increaseth.
The greatest humbug of all is the man who believes – or pretends to believe – that everything and everybody are humbugs.
We agreed that many a human life is sacrificed in sudden anger, because one or both the parties carry deadly weapons.
The history of money-getting, which is commerce, is a history of civilization, and wherever trade has flourished most, there, too, have art and science produced the noblest fruits. In fact, as a general thing, money-getters are the benefactors of our race. To them, in a great measure, are we indebted for our institutions of learning and of art, our academies, colleges, and churches.
The public very properly shun all whose integrity is doubted. No matter how polite and pleasant and accommodating a man may be, none of us dare to deal with him if we suspect “false weights and measures.