Re: QUOTATIONS GALORE
A man is valued as he makes himself valuable.
Our greatest glory is not; never failing; but in rising every time we fall.
All great discoveries are made by men whose feelings run ahead of their thinking.
Worry does not prevent disaster. It prevents joy.
When you don’t have what you like, you must like what you have.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
The right standard of work is perfection. You cannot attain it, but strive to go as near it as you can.
Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, and small people discuss people.
A man is known by what he loves; friends, places, books, thoughts, good or bad; from these his character is told.
It is a great thing to do a little thing well.
The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great minds.
Remember happiness does not depend on who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.
When all think alike; no one is thinking.
Erasers are for people who make errors. But a better saying; erasers are for people willing to correct their mistakes.
Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting someone else to do the work.
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
People generally quarrel because they cannot argue.
The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you.
Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it and conquering it.
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in actions.
Courage is needed either to tell the truth or to withhold it, as is revealed in times of national crisis and afterwards.
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Hard things are put in our way, not to stop us, but to call out our courage and strength.
The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.
The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.
I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best!
A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
If you keep your mind sufficiently open, people will throw a lot of rubbish in it.
You never fail until you stop trying.
Experience is the comb that life gives you after you lost all your hair.
There are but two ways of rising in the world: either by one’s own industry or profiting by the foolishness of others.
Thought, not money, is the real business capital, and if you know absolutely that what you are doing is right, then you are bound to accomplish it in due season.
