There is no failure for the man who realizes his power, who never knows when he is beaten; there is no failure for the determined endeavor; the unconquerable will.

There is no investment you can make which will pay you so well as the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer through your establishment.

The wearer of smiles and the bearer of a kindly disposition needs no introduction, but is welcome anywhere.

Opportunity is latent in the very foundation of human society. Opportunity is everywhere about us. But the preparation to seize upon the opportunity, and to make the most of it, is to be made by every one for himself ... he will be self-made or never made.

The sculptor will chip off all unnecessary material to set free the angel. Nature will chip and pound us remorselessly to bring out our possibilities. She will strip us of wealth, humble our pride, humiliate our ambition, let us down from the ladder of fame, will discipline us in a thousand ways, if she can develop a little character. Everything must give way to that. Wealth is nothing, position is nothing, fame is nothing, manhood is everything.

Put the uncommon effort into the common task... make it large by doing it in a great way.

Character is a mark cut upon something, and this indelible mark determines the only true value of all people and all their work.