American industry is spilling over with men who started life even with the leaders, with brains just as big, with hands quite as capable. And yet one man emerges from the mass, rises sheer about his fellows; and the rest remain.

Lead the life that will make you kindly and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will lead.

Bare hands grip success better than kid gloves.

One of the most successful men I have known never carried a watch until he began to earn ten thousand dollars a year.

The man who has done his best has done everything. The man who has done less than his best has done nothing.

I am sure that few successful men are so-called 'natural geniuses.'

I didn't take up shorthand with any idea of becoming a professional at it. It merely appeared to me to be a good thing to know - something that might come in handy.