The man who has won millions at the cost of his conscience is a failure.

The things that are most worthwhile in life are really those within the reach of almost every normal human being who cares to seek them out.

The man who has done his level best... is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.

With all thy getting, get understanding, is the banner under which these Forbes editorials have appeared since the first issue of the publication. We have no illusions about what great wealth can do and what it cannot do. We believe in the worthwhileness of striving by all worthy means to attain success and to attain wealth. Simply because we are convinced that no amount of money is worth the sacrifice of one's better instincts, of one's self-respect-of one's soul, if you wish-simply because we are convinced that riches not gained legitimately and decently are not worth having.

Christmas moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves & directs our thoughts to giving.

It is well for civilization that human beings constantly strive to gain greater and greater rewards, for it is this urge, this ambition, this aspiration that moves men and women to bestir themselves to rise to higher and higher achievement. Individual success is to be won in most instances by studying and diagnosing the kind of rewards human hearts seek today and are likely to seek tomorrow.

Diamonds are only lumps of coal that stuck to their jobs.