Deride not what I say because of its simplicity. Truth is always simple.

In those things toward which we exerted our best endeavors we succeeded.

Our prosperity as a nation depends upon the personal financial prosperity of each of us as individuals.

Budget thy expenses that thou mayest have coins to pay for thy necessities, to pay for thy enjoyments, and to gratify thy worthwhile desires without spending more than nine-tenths of thy earnings.

Luck has a peculiar habit of favoring those who do not depend on it.

Desires must be simple and definite. They defeat their own purpose should they be too many, too confusing, or beyond a man's training to accomplish

If I set for myself a task, be it so trifling, I shall see it through. How else shall I have confidence in myself to do important things?