The battle of life is already half won by the young man who is brought in contact with high officials; and the great aim of every boy should be to do something beyond the sphere of his duties- something which attracts the attention of those over him.

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.

There is scarcely an instance of a man who has made a fortune by speculation and kept it

Not evil, but good, has come to the race from the accumulation of wealth by those who have the ability and energy that produce it.

He that cannot reason is a fool.

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

A man's reading program should be as carefully planned as his daily diet, for that too is food, without which he cannot grow mentally.