Wishing will not bring riches. But desiring riches with a state of mind that becomes an obsession, then planning definite ways and means to acquire riches, and backing those plans with persistence which does not recognize failure, will bring riches.

The story of practically every great fortune starts with the day when a creator of ideas and a seller of ideas got together and worked in harmony.

Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people.

If you think your lot in life has been hard read “Up From Slavery” by Booker T. Washington, and you may see how fortunate you have been.

Men are paid, not merely for what they know, but more particularly for WHAT THEY DO WITH THAT WHICH THEY KNOW.

The turning point in the life of those who succeed usually comes at the moment of some crisis.

We see men who have accumulated great fortunes, but we often recognize only their triumph, overlooking the temporary defeats which they had to surmount before arriving.