No man ever listened himself out of a job.
There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results.
Any man who does not like dogs and want them about does not deserve to be in the White House.
It takes a great man to be a good listener.
Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.
Duty is not collective; it is personal.
We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
The man who builds a factory builds a temple, that the man who works there worships there, and to each is due, not scorn and blame, but reverence and praise.
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws.
Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow.
I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.
Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.
The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs some great service, not for itself, but for others; or failing therein, it ceases to be profitable and ceases to exist.
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.