Practical dreamers have always been and always will be the pattern-makers of civilization.

Every negative event contains within it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.

Truly, “thoughts are things,” and powerful things at that, when they are mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a burning desire for their translation into riches, or other material objects.

Anybody can wish for riches, and most people do, but only a few know that a definite plan, plus a burning desire for wealth, are the only dependable means of accumulating wealth

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

Our success depends very largely upon how well we negotiate our way through our daily contacts with other people without friction or opposition.

One must marry one's feelings to one's beliefs and ideas. That is probably the only way to achieve a measure of harmony in one's life.