I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.
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Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!
All human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes.
I give money for church organs in the hope the organ music will distract the congregation's attention from the rest of the service.
A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.
Men who reach decisions promptly usually have the capacity to move with definiteness of purpose in other circumstances.
The best time to expand is when no one else dares to take risks.
Don't be content with doing only your duty. Do more than your duty. It's the horse that finishes a neck ahead that wins the race.
Perhaps the most tragic thing about mankind is that we are all dreaming about some magical garden over the horizon, instead of enjoying the roses that are right outside today.
The man who dies leaving behind him millions of available wealth, which was free to him to administer during life, will pass away 'unwept, unhonoured and unsung,' no matter to what uses he leaves the dross which he cannot take with him.
You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.
