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.

True religion... is giving and finding one's happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others.

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot lift the wage-earner by pulling down the wage-payer. You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending

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.

You can succeed if nobody else believes it, but you will never succeed if you don't believe in yourself.

Before you can write a check, you must first make out a deposit slip; before you can draw money out of a bank, you must put money into a bank; before you are entitled to a living, you must give the world a life; if you want to make a first-class living, learn to give the world a first-class life.