In ability choice education finance majorities people understanding voting A lot of voters always cast their ballot for the candidate who seems to them to be one of the people. That means he must have the same superstitions, the same unbalanced prejudices, and the same lack of understanding of public finances that are characteristic of the majority. A better choice would be a candidate who has a closer understanding and a better education than the majority. Too much voting is based on affability rather than on ability.

An uncontrolled sense of humor is often costly in business.

Blow your own horn loud. If you succeed, people will forgive your noise; if you fail, they'll forget it.

Successful salesmen, authors, executives and workmen of every sort need patience. The great liability of youth is not inexperience but impatience.

It is better to rely on yourself than on your friends.

Business is always interfering with pleasure - but it makes other pleasures possible.

Few of us get anything without working for it.