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Category: B.C. Forbes

Mediocre men wait for opportunity to come to them. Strong able alert men go after opportunity.

Triumph often is nearest when defeat seems inescapable.

pressure, , diamonds,

Call the roll in your memory of conspicuously successful [business] giants and if you know anything about their careers you will be struck by the fact that almost every one of them encountered inordinate difficulties sufficient to crush all but the gamest of spirits. Edison went hungry many times before he became famous.

pressure, , diamonds,

Diamonds are only lumps of coal that stuck to their jobs.

pressure, , diamonds,

The human being who lives only for himself finally reaps nothing but unhappiness. Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles satisfies. Don’t put off the joy derivable from doing helpful kindly things for others.

helping, people

Money or even power can never yield happiness unless it be accompanied by the goodwill of others.

It is when things go hardest when life becomes most trying that there is greatest need for having a fixed goal. When few comforts come from without it is all the more necessary to have a fount to draw on from within.

The real friend is he or she who can share all our sorrow and double our joys.

The way to make a true friend is to be one. Friendship implies loyalty esteem cordiality sympathy affection readiness to aid to help to stick to fight for if need be. … Radiate friendship and it will return sevenfold.

Pity the human being who is not able to connect faith within himself with the infinite…. He who has faith has … an inward reservoir of courage hope confidence calmness and assuring trust that all will come out well-even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.

The man who has done his level best…is a success, even though the world write him down a failure.

failure, success

Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can’t expect an angel to look out.

books, humor, reading