The friendly smile, the word of greeting, are certainly something fleeting and seemingly insubstantial. You can’t take them with you. But they work for good beyond your power to measure their influence. It is the service we are not obliged to give that people value most.

The men who have furnished me with my greatest inspiration have not been men of wealth, but men of deeds.

I believe in trusting men, not only once but twice - in giving a failure another chance.

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.

Exchange ideas frequently.

The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.

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