Biography
"Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work."
"One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure."
"Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can."
"Success seems to be largely a matterof hanging on after others have let go."
"He was known to some people as a writer. In his writings he espoused thrift, industry, promptness, perseverance, and dependability. … As far as was possible, the subject of this sketch practiced what he preached. Some of his enemies point to this trait as his foremost weakness."
"The petty economies of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of the poor."
"Beware of the man who won't be bothered with details."
"Anyone who can think clearly can write clearly. But neither is easy."
"The way to get things done is to have a good assistant."
"Every job has two salaries. One is the pay you get. The other is the mental satisfaction you derive from working for the company."
"Flattery must be pretty thick before anybody objects to it."
"If you do not have the capacity for happiness with a little money, great wealth will not bring it to you."
"Many people are thwarted by excessive ambition. They want a hundred thousand dollars but are unwilling to save a hundred dollars. They want a big house, but do not accumulate enough money to make the down payment on on a small house. They want to write a book, but will not learn to write a letter. Most men become successful and famous, not through ambition, but through ability and character."
"Uneasy lies the head that ignores a telephone call late at night."
"In closing a deal, what you don’t say may be more helpful than what you do say."
"Setting a good example for children takes all the fun out of middle age."
"When the gardeners are praying for rain, the picnickers are praying for sunshine. So what is the poor Lord to do?"
"A good time is seldom had by all."
"A single fact will often spoil an interesting argument."
"Many of us are dull, but not as dull as the grandchildren think we are."
"The kindness lavished on dogs, if evenly distributed, would establish peace on earth."
"The most difficult jobs look easy until you try to do them."
"Experts never seem to tell us what we’re up against until we’re up against it."
"Let’s not have any more wars to end all war."
"A tinfoil wrapper doesn’t make a bum cigar taste any better."