It is trying to be other than one's self that unmans one. Be your own natural self and go ahead.

There is no way of making a business successful that can vie with the policy of promoting those who render exceptional service.

Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.

Neither the individual nor the race is improved by almsgiving. The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise.

There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.