Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.

There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.

A will finds a way.

We make the world we live in and shape our own environment.

It is the hopeful, buoyant, cheerful attitude of mind that wins. Optimism is a success builder; pessimism an achievement killer.

Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.

Joyfulness keeps the heart and face young. A good laugh makes us better friends with ourselves and everybody around us.

Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.

There are powers inside of you which, if you could discover and use, would make of you everything you ever dreamed or imagined you could become.

It is like the seed put in the soil - the more one sows, the greater the harvest.

The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He only is rich who can enjoy without owning; he is poor who though he has millions is covetous.

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.

Do not waste time dreaming of great faraway opportunities; do the best you can where you are. Open your petals of power and beauty and fling out the fragrance of your life in the place that has been assigned to you.

A good system shortens the road to the goal.

The man who practises unselfishness, who is genuinely interested in the welfare of others, who feels it a privilege to have the power to do a fellow-creature a kindness - even though polished manners and a gracious presence may be absent - will be an elevating influence wherever he goes.

Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances.

All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.

There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.

Our trials, our sorrows, and our grieves develop us.

Your outlook upon life, your estimate of yourself, your estimate of your value are largely colored by your environment. Your whole career will be modified, shaped, molded by your surroundings, by the character of the people with whom you come in contact every day.

The golden rule for every business man is this: 'Put yourself in your customer's place.'

It is psychological law that whatever we desire to accomplish we must impress upon the subjective or subconscious mind.

Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thought corresponds with our desire.

Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours.

We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest.

The size of your accomplishments, the quality of your achievement, will depend very largely on how big a man you see in yourself, what sort of image you get of your possible self, yourself at your best.

There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our level best right where we are every day of our lives; To use our best judgment, and then to trust the rest to that Power which holds the forces of the universe in his hands.

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.

No man can stand still; the moment progress is not made, retrogression begins. If the blade is not kept sharp and bright, the law of rust will assert its claim.

Do not give up your dream because it is apparently not being realized, because you cannot see it coming true. Cling to your vision with all the tenacity you can muster. Keep it bright; do not let the bread-and-butter side of life cloud your ideal or dim it.

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.

Our thoughts and imagination are the only real limits to our possibilities.

Unless generosity of spirit prevails among men, there can never be upon earth an ideal life.

No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter how great his ability or capital. Business today is more than ever a question of cooperation.

The influential man is the successful man, whether he be rich or poor.

No one is mocked with the yearning for that which he has no ability to attain. If he holds the right mental attitude and struggles earnestly, honestly toward his goal, he will reach it, or at least approximate to it.

There is inestimable blessing in a cheerful spirit. When the soul throws its windows wide open, letting in the sunshine, and presenting to all who see it the evidence of its gladness, it is not only happy, but it has an unspeakable power of doing good.

When we are sure that we are on the right road there is no need to plan our journey too far ahead. No need to burden ourselves with doubts and fears as to the obstacles that may bar our progress. We cannot take more than one step at a time.

Believe with all your heart that you will do what you were made to do. Never for an instant harbor a doubt of it.

Whatever you do, don't discourage your dreaming propensity. Your heart's desires are not empty vaporings. They foreshadow possible realities. Man was made to aspire, to look upward.

There is no investment you can make which will pay you so well as the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer through your establishment.

The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.

The secret of success lies in that old word, 'Drudgery,' in doing one thing long after it ceases to be amusing; and it is 'this one thing I do' that gathers me together from my chaos, that concentrates me from possibilities to powers, and turns powers into achievements.

Life is a great university for the unfolding of the mind, for developing character. In choosing our life work, when we are free to choose, we should remember this, and choose that which will call the biggest man or woman out of us and not that from which we can coin the most dollars.

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success.

The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.

Necessity has been a priceless spur which has helped men to perform miracles against incredible odds.

Many a man owes his advancement very largely to his ability to converse well. The ability to interest people in your conversation, to hold them, is a great power.

When God calls a man to be upright and pure and generous, he also calls him to be intelligent and skillful, and strong and brave.

One of the greatest boons that can ever come to a human being is to be born on a farm and reared in the country. Self-reliance and grit are oftenest country-bred.

The world takes us at our own valuation. It believes in the man who believes in himself, but it has little use for the timid man: the one who is never certain of himself, who cannot rely on his own judgment, who craves advice from others, and is afraid to go ahead on his own account.

There is an infinite difference between a little wrong and just right, between fairly good and the best, between mediocrity and superiority.

Put the uncommon effort into the common task... make it large by doing it in a great way.

The man who would forge to the front in this competitive age must be a man of prompt and determined decision.

A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires.

Discouragement, fear, doubt, lack of self-confidence, are the germs which have killed the prosperity and happiness of tens of thousands of people.

With five chances on each hand and one unwavering aim, no boy, however poor, need despair. There is bread and success for every youth under the American flag who has energy and ability to seize his opportunity.

The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other.