One penny may seem to you a very insignificant thing, but it is the small seed from which fortunes spring.

The glow of satisfaction which follows the consciousness of doing our level best never comes to a human being from any other experience.

But how shall I get ideas? ''Keep your wits open! Observe! Observe! Study! Study! But above all, Think! Think! And when a noble image is indelibly impressed upon the mind - Act!

What power can poverty have over a home where loving hearts are beating with a consciousness of untold riches of the head and heart?

There's no grander sight in the world than that of a person fired with a great purpose, dominated by one unwavering aim.

Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If he had never met defeat he would never have known any great victory.

Make every occasion a great occasion, for you can never tell who may be taking your measure for a higher place.