A word, a look, an accent, may affect the destiny not only of individuals, but of nations. He is a bold man who calls anything a trifle.

You are what you think. So just think big, believe big, act big, work big, give big, forgive big, laugh big, love big and live big.

You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

Pioneering don't pay.

Give me the life of the boy whose mother is nurse, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, teacher, angel, and saint, all in one, and whose father is guide, exemplar, and friend. No servants to come between. These are the boys who are born to the best fortune.

It is not the rich man's son that the young struggler for advancement has to fear in the race for life, nor his nephew, nor his cousin. Let him look out for the dark horse in the boy who begins by sweeping out the office.