If you fail to control your own mind, you may be sure you will control nothing else.

When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.

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.

When you have talked yourself into what you want, right there is the place to stop talking and begin saying it with deeds.

One bad habit often spoils a dozen good ones.

Persons, especially salaried people who schedule their spare time, to provide for home study (or attend specialized short courses, seminars or training) seldom remain at the bottom very long. Their action opens the way for the upward climb, removes many obstacles from their path, and gains the friendly interest of those who have the power to put them in the way of opportunity

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