Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be read more

Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!

Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend read more

Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.

And ours is a business that requires discipline and focus.

And ours is a business that requires discipline and focus.

The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.

The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.

Come home to men's business and bosoms.

Come home to men's business and bosoms.

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from read more

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.

Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers (six if one went to Harvard).

Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers (six if one went to Harvard).

Business is like a man rowing a boat upstream. He has no choice; he must go ahead or he will read more

Business is like a man rowing a boat upstream. He has no choice; he must go ahead or he will go back.

In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option. We need to change this attitude toward failure - read more

In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option. We need to change this attitude toward failure - and celebrate the idea that only by falling on our collective business faces do we learn enough to succeed down the road.