Among the aimless, unsuccessful or worthless, you often hear talk about 'killing time.' The man who is always killing time is really killing his own chances in life. While the man who is destined to success is the man who makes time live by making it useful.

If you don't hit a newspaper reader between the eyes with your first sentence, there is no need of writing a second one.

Get away from the crowd when you can. Keep yourself to yourself, if only for a few hours daily.

The fence around a cemetery is foolish, for those inside can't come out and those outside don't want to get in.

A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute. He may not seem such a good friend after telling.

That Edison or Lincoln could have been Edison or Lincoln after four years of Harvard is improbable.

While the fool is enjoying the little he has, I will hunt for more. The way to hunt for more is to utilize your odd moments...the man who is always killing time is really killing his own chances in life.