A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.

The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is taxes.

Achievement is by all accounts to a great extent a matter of clinging after others have given up.

He that succeeds makes an important thing of the immediate task.

Business demands faith, compels earnestness, requires courage, is honestly selfish, is penalized for mistakes, and is the essence of life.

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim.

Work is the best method devised for killing time.