Be king in your dreams. Make your vow that you will reach that position, with untarnished reputation, and make no other vow to distract your attention.

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

If thou dost not sow, thou shalt not reap.

The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it.

I don't believe in God. My God is patriotism. Teach a man to be a good citizen and you have solved the problem of life.

There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.

Three generations from shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves.