Laziness is the one common deficiency in mankind that blocks the establishment of a perfect world in which everyone leads a happy life.

No man is a failure who is enjoying life.

A good man likes a hard boss. I don't mean a nagging boss or a grouchy boss. I mean a boss who insists on things being done right and on time; a boss who is watching things closely enough so that he knows a good job from a poor one. Nothing is more discouraging to a good man than a boss who is not on the job, and who does not know whether things are going well or badly.

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

That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally.

Some men never master anything other than the details of a job. Others master the main idea back of the job.

Of all the young men in America only a few hundred can get into major league baseball, and of these only a handful in a decade can get into the Hall of Fame. So it goes in all human activity. .. Some become multimillionaires and chairmen of the board, and some of us must be content to play baseball at company picnics or manage a credit union without pay.