Roger Babson Quotes

Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions.

It takes a person who is wide awake to make his dream come true.

More people should learn to tell their dollars where to go instead of asking them where they went.

Don’t look for society to give you permission to be yourself.

If things go wrong, don't go with them.

People would rather be shown how valuable you are, not told.

The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it.

If things are not going well with you, begin your effort at correcting the situation by carefully examining the service you are rendering, and especially the spirit in which you are rendering it.

Only religion can prevent democratic rule from developing into mob rule. A nation can prosper only as its citizens are religious, intelligent, capable of service and eager to render it.

When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.

The finest command of language is often shown by saying nothing.

In the last analysis, our national future depends upon our national character that is, whether it is spiritually or materially minded.

The election of Hoover...should result in continued prosperity for 1929.

There is a world of practical religion in simply being considerate of others.

The God we worship writes his name upon our faces.

Every great panic we have ever had has been foreshadowed by a general decline in observance of religious principles.

There isn't a plant or a business on earth that couldn't stand a few improvements-and be better for them. Someone is going to think of them. Why not beat the other fellow to it?

Experiment is folly when experience shows the way.

Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.

The successful man is one who had the chance and took it.