Here is the secret of inspiration: Tell yourself that thousands and tens of thousands of people, not very intelligent and certainly no more intelligent than the rest of us, have mastered problems as difficult as those that now baffle you.

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

Work is the best method devised for killing time.

One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.

Most persons who indulge in second thought don't do much thinking when the subject is presented for first thought.

Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious.

It's not the increasing competition; it's going back to real work that most of us complain about.