“This idea of starting at the bottom and working one’s way up may appear to be sound, but the major objection to it is this— too many of those who begin at the bottom never manage to lift their heads high enough to be seen by opportunity, so they remain at the bottom. It should be remembered, also, that the outlook from the bottom is not so very bright or encouraging.”
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“Money, without brains, always is dangerous. Properly used, it is the most important essential of civilization. The simple breakfast here described could not have been delivered to the New York family at a dime each, or at any other price, if organized capital had not provided the machinery, the ships, the railroads, and the huge armies of trained men to operate them.
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“Failure is a trickster with a keen sense of irony and cunning. It takes great delight in tripping one when success is almost within reach.”
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“group of brains coordinated (or connected) in a spirit of harmony, will provide more thought-energy than a single brain,”
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“There is very little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.”
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“A man’s alibi is the child of his own imagination. It is human nature to defend one’s own brain-child.”
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“One comes to believe whatever one repeats to one’s self, whether the statement be true or false.
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“Those who succeed in an outstanding way seldom do so before the age of 40. More often, they do not strike their real pace until they are well beyond the age of 50.”
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“The richest persons are those who give most in service to others.”
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“Non aspettare, non arriverà mai il momento perfetto. Inizia con gli strumenti che hai a disposizione. Condizioni migliori si presenteranno lungo la strada. Semplicemente inizia.”
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“No one could ride a horse if the horse discovered its real strength. The same thing is true for people.”
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“You have been endowed with the power to use the most highly organized form of energy known to man, that of thought.”
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“Will-power and desire, when properly combined, make an irresistible pair.”
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“FAITH and FEAR make poor bedfellows. Where one is found, the other cannot exist.”
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“Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie Which we ascribe to heaven; the fated sky Gives us free scope; and only backward pulls Our slow designs when we ourselves are dull. How much I could do if I only tried. * (1803-1873) English dramatist, novelist, and politician.”
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