Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are.

No matter what his position or experience in life, there is in everyone more latent than developed ability; far more unused than used power.

Success in business does not depend upon genius. Any young man of ordinary intelligence who is normally sound and not afraid to work should succeed in spite of obstacles and handicaps if he plays the game fairly and keeps everlastingly at it.

The best way to stop a bad habit is never to begin it.

No company can afford not to move forward. It may be at the top of the heap today but at the bottom of the heap tomorrow, if it doesn't

A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.

In every man s life there lies latent energy. There is, however, a spark that, if kindled, will set the whole being afire, and he will become a human dynamo, capable of accomplishing almost anything to which he aspires.