“Rivalry is the life of trade, and the death of the trader.”
“Make two grins grow where there was only a grouch before.”
“Lawyers are men whom we hire to protect us from lawyers.”
“Blessed is the man who has found someone to do his work.”
“Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is.”
“Nothing is permanent but change.”
“Genius is the capacity of avoiding hard work.”
“Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.”
“Every spirit makes its house, but as afterwards the house confines the spirit, you had better build well.”
“Your enemy is one who misunderstands you; why should you not rise above the fog and see his error and respect him for the good qualities you find in him?”
“The finest flowers are those transplanted, for transplanting means difficulty, a readjusting to new conditions, and through the effort put forth to find adjustment does the plant progress.”
“Live truth instead of professing it.”
“There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.”
“The man who craves disciples and wants followers is always more or less of a charlatan. The man of genuine worth and insight wants to be himself; and he wants others to be themselves, also.”
“Down in their hearts, wise men know this truth: the only way to help yourself is to help others.”
“The more one knows, the more one simplifies.”
“The valuable person in any business is the individual who can and will cooperate with others.”
“I do not read a book; I hold a conversation with the author.”
“Opportunities for education should be within the reach of every individual, not for the lucky few.”
“History: gossip well told.”
“I will gladly lecture for fifty dollars, but I'll not be a guest for less than a hundred.”
“The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure contumely without resentment.”
“Where parents do too much for their children, the children will not do much for themselves.”
“Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber.”
“The wise way to benefit humanity is to attend to your own affairs, and thus give other people an opportunity to look after theirs.”
