The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy... what was talent but the art read more

The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy... what was talent but the art of being completely whatever one happened to be?

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it read more

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.

As kids we're not taught how to deal with success; we're taught how to deal with failure. If at first read more

As kids we're not taught how to deal with success; we're taught how to deal with failure. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. If at first you succeed, then what?

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about read more

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

These poor mistaken people think they shine, and they do indeed,
but it is as putrefaction shines,--in the dark.

These poor mistaken people think they shine, and they do indeed,
but it is as putrefaction shines,--in the dark.

It is high time that the ideal of success should be replaced by
the ideal of service.

It is high time that the ideal of success should be replaced by
the ideal of service.

I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to read more

I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.

The lesser you hear that people say about you, the more you succeed.

The lesser you hear that people say about you, the more you succeed.