To exercise some sort of control over others is the secret motive of every selfish person.

Give every man more in use value than you take from him in cash value; then you are adding to the life of the world by every business transaction

Get rid of the idea that God wants you to sacrifice yourself for others, and that you can secure his favor by doing so; God requires nothing of the kind from you. What He wants is that you should make the most of yourself, for yourself, and for others; and you can help others more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.

When others are having hard times and poor business, you will find your greatest opportunities.

Never admit the possibility of failure, or speak in a way that infers failure as a possibility.

The purpose of nature is the advancement and development of life.

It is a natural law that like causes always produce like effects; and, therefore, any man or woman who learns to do things in this certain way will infallibly get rich.