The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.

The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.

Better to be a strong man with a weak point, than to be a weak man without a strong point. A diamond with a flaw is more valuable that a brick without a flaw.

You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence.

It is not what people do when they work, but what they do when they don't work that causes all their troubles.

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.

The man who is worthy of being a leader of men will never complain about the stupidity of his helpers, the ingratitude of mankind nor the inappreciation of the public. These are all a part of the great game of life. To meet them and overcome them and not to go down before them in disgust, discouragement or defeat-that is the final proof of power