From Christ on down to Edison, the men who have achieved most have been those who met with the most stubborn forms of temporary defeat. This would seem to justify the conclusion that Infinite Intelligence has a plan, or a law, by which it hurdles men over many obstacles before giving them the privilege of leadership or the opportunity to render useful service in a noteworthy fashion.

Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.

The best compensation for doing things is the ability to do more.

Intelligent planning is essential for success in any undertaking designed to accumulate riches.

The mind becomes withered, stagnant, narrow and closed unless it searches for new ideas.

The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.

A man is as big as the measure of his thinking.