Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.

Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed

I was early taught to work as well as play. My life has been one long, happy holiday; Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And God was good to me everyday.

I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.

I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.

Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.

Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim.

The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter usfrom the support of a cause we believe to be just.

My cooking spoon, My magic wand, Of this dish, You will be fond.

Misery, after all, loves company.

The world needs anger. The world often continues to allow evil because it isn't angry enough.

The mother of useful arts is necessity; that of the fine arts is luxury. For father the former has intellect; the latter genius, which itself is a kind of luxury.

If you never allow your children to exceed what they can do, how are they ever going to manage adult life - where a lot of it is managing more than you thought you could manage?

We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

There's nothing better than actually getting to watch the person and see his or her mannerisms.

Listen deeply. Meditate on that which is arising. Even if it's boredom or difficulty or maybe a feeling of being stuck, that in itself can be the work for your practice.

Feeding the hungry is a greater work than raising the dead