You will never succeed while smarting under the drudgery of your occupation, if you are constantly haunted with the idea that you could succeed better in something else.

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Our trials, our sorrows, and our grieves develop us.

Our trials, our sorrows, and our grieves develop us.

No young man starting in life could have better capital than plenty of friends. They...

No young man starting in life could have better capital than plenty of friends. They...

When a man feels throbbing within him the power to do what he undertakes as...

When a man feels throbbing within him the power to do what he undertakes as...

There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our...

There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our...

A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price...

A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price...

There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others...

There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others...

There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his...

There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his...

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful...

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful...

All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.

All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.

Our thoughts and imagination are the only real limits to our possibilities.

Our thoughts and imagination are the only real limits to our possibilities.

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes...

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes...

You cannot measure a man by his failures. You must know what use he makes...

You cannot measure a man by his failures. You must know what use he makes...

When we are sure that we are on the right road there is no need...

When we are sure that we are on the right road there is no need...

The golden rule for every business man is this: 'Put yourself in your customer's place.'

The golden rule for every business man is this: 'Put yourself in your customer's place.'

There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half...

There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half...

The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money...

The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money...

Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do...

Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do...

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they...

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they...

The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is...

The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is...

Unless you have prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make...

Unless you have prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make...