Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

Ability is poor men's wealth

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.