Men must be honest with themselves before they can be honest with others. A man who is not honest with himself presents a hopeless case.

What a pleasure life would be to live if everybody would try to do only half of what he expects others to do.

Seven national crimes: 1. I don't think. 2. I don't know. 3. I don't care. 4. I am too busy. 5. I leave well enough alone. 6. I have no time to read and find out. 7. I am not interested.

Confidence is the foundation for all business relations. The degree of confidence a man has in others, and the degree of confidence others have in him, determines a man's standing in the commercial and industrial world.

What the carburetor, sparkplug and self-starter are to an automobile, initiative, private enterprise and executive ability are to industry as a whole, including the wage earner, wage payer, wage spender and wage saver, i.e., the investor. If the sparkplug and self-starter get out of commission, the car will come to a standstill.

Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success.

You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.