People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

I choose free libraries as the best agencies for improving the masses of the people, because they give nothing for nothing. They only help those who help themselves.

Strength is derived from unity. The range of our collective vision is far greater when individual insights become one.

Any person can achieve greatness if they understand the philosophy of success and the steps required to achieve it.

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!

The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.

Aim for the highest.

Golf is an indispensable adjunct to high civilisation.

Do not think a man has done his full duty when he has performed the work assigned him. A man will never rise if he does only this. Promotion comes from exceptional work.

Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he be willing to climb himself.

If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.

There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.

Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.

The greatest astonishment of my life was the discovery that the man who does the work is not the man who gets rich.

The best time to expand is when no one else dares to take risks.

You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.

Be king in your dreams. Make your vow that you will reach that position, with untarnished reputation, and make no other vow to distract your attention.

One great cause of failure of young men in business is lack of concentration.

The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it.