Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service; by the idea that he profits most who serves best and I will show you a man or an outfit that is dead or dying.

Quote by Charles H Spurgeon

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Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to the tremendous difficulties

Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to the tremendous difficulties

Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much...

Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much...

If...you feel that if you could indulge in sin without punishment, yet it would be...

If...you feel that if you could indulge in sin without punishment, yet it would be...

It is not well to make great changes in old age.

It is not well to make great changes in old age.

The worst thing that can happen to a man who gambles is to win

The worst thing that can happen to a man who gambles is to win

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many...

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many...

Economy is half the battle of life. It is not so hard to earn money...

Economy is half the battle of life. It is not so hard to earn money...

Quietude, which some men cannot abide because it reveals their inward poverty, is as a...

Quietude, which some men cannot abide because it reveals their inward poverty, is as a...

Every generation needs regeneration

Every generation needs regeneration

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.

He that deserves nothing should be content with anything.

He that deserves nothing should be content with anything.

Do you think yourself wise? Then there's a donkey inside your waistcoat

Do you think yourself wise? Then there's a donkey inside your waistcoat

The greatest works are done by the ones. The hundreds do not often do much,...

The greatest works are done by the ones. The hundreds do not often do much,...

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.

When you see a man with a great deal of religion displayed in his shop...

When you see a man with a great deal of religion displayed in his shop...

A lie travels round the world, while Truth is putting on her boots

A lie travels round the world, while Truth is putting on her boots

Voyage, travel, and change of place impart vigor

Voyage, travel, and change of place impart vigor

The only aspect of our travels that is interesting to others is disaster.

The only aspect of our travels that is interesting to others is disaster.

What the nation needs now is not the technology, for we possess that. We have...

What the nation needs now is not the technology, for we possess that. We have...

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.