Success Is Sweetest To One Who Has

For My Part, I Rather Distrust Men Or Concerns That Rise Up With The Speed Of Rockets. Sudden Rises Are Sometimes Followed By Equally Sudden Falls. I Have Most Faith In The Individual Or Enterprise That Advances Step By Step. A Mushroom Can Spring Up In A Day; An Oak Takes 50 Years Or More To Reach Maturity. Mushrooms Don't Last; Oaks Do. The Real Cause For An Enormous Number Of Business Failures Is Premature Over-expansion, Attempting To Gallop Before Learning To Creep. Sudden Successes Often Invite Sudden Reverses.

Optimism Is A Tonic. Pessimism Is Poison. Admittedly, Every Businessman Must Be Realistic. He Must Gather Facts, Analyze Them Candidly And Strive To Draw Logical Conclusions, Whether Favorable Or Unfavorable. He Must Not Engage In Self-delusion. He Must Not View Everything Through Rose-colored Glasses. Granting This, The Incontestable Truth Is That America Has Been Built Up By Optimists, Not By Pessimists, But By Men Possessing Courage, Confidence In The Nation's Destiny, By Men Willing To Adventure To Shoulder Risks Terrifying To The Timid.

Don't Forget Until Too Late That The Business Of Life Is Not Business But Living.

Next To The Dog, The Wastebasket Is Your Best Friend.

The Man Who Is Bigger Than His Job Keeps Cool. He Does Not Lose His Head, He Refuses To Become Rattled, To Fly Off In A Temper. The Man Who Would Control Others Must Be Able To Control Himself. There Is Something Admirable, Something Inspiring, Something Soul-stirring About A Man Who Displays Coolness And Courage Under Extremely Trying Circumstances. A Good Temper Is Not Only A Business Asset. It Is The Secret Of Health. The Longer You Live, The More You Will Learn That A Disordered Temper Breeds A Disordered Body.