Here is the secret of inspiration: Tell yourself that thousands and tens of thousands of people, not very intelligent and certainly no more intelligent than the rest of us, have mastered problems as difficult as those that now baffle you.
Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can.
Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend.
The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability.
That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally.
The best sermon is preached by the minister who has a sermon to preach and not by the man who has to preach a sermon.
The philosophy behind much advertising is based on the old observation that every man is really two men - the man he is and the man he wants to be.
The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies is to do each daily task the best we can.
The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is taxes.
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations.
We always admire the other person more after we've tried to do his job.
Wealth flows from energy and ideas.
Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work.
When ordering lunch, the big executives are just as indecisive as the rest of us.
When lying, be emphatic and indignant, thus behaving like your children.