Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs. business
Speculation is only a word covering the making of money out of the manipulation of prices, instead of supplying goods and services. money
Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching around for what it gets. business
Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service. happiness
I do not believe a man can ever leave his business. He ought to think of it by day and dream of it by night. business
One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do. greatness
History is more or less bunk. history
Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving. men, money & time
Money is like an arm or leg - use it or lose it. money
A market is never saturated with a good product, but it is very quickly saturated with a bad one. being good
The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability. experience & knowledge
There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something. happiness & work
It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste. time
The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life. life & money
Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them. time
As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities. life
Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success. success
We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we make today. history
Don't find fault, find a remedy. leadership
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. wisdom
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me. best & friendship
It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages. money
The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time. business & time
A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business. business & money
If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right. leadership
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do. motivation
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself. success
A business absolutely devoted to service will have only one worry about profits. They will be embarrassingly large. business
Coming together is a beginning keeping together is progress working together is success. success
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. failure, intelligence & time
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it. work
I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done. men