"There is no use whatsoever in trying to help people who do not help themselves."
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"The secret of happiness is renunciation."
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"Put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket."
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"As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do."
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"The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled."
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"Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself."
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"The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%."
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"There is little success where there is little laughter."
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"Every man gravitates to where he belongs in life, just as surely as water seeks and finds its level. His position is measured precisely by the quality and quantity of the service he renders, plus the mental attitude with which he relates himself to other people."
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"There are two types of people who never achieve very much in their lifetimes. One is the person who won't do what he or she is told to do, and the other is the person who does no more than he or she is told to do."
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"A man's reading program should be as carefully planned as his daily diet, for that too is food, without which he cannot grow mentally."
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"People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents."
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"The best time to expand is when no one else dares to take risks"
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"Don't be content with doing only your duty. Do more than your duty. It's the horse that finishes a neck ahead that wins the race."
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"Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!"
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"While the law [of competition] may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it insures the survival of the fittest in every department. We accept and welcome, therefore, as conditions to which we must accommodate ourselves, great inequality of environment, the concentration of business, industrial and commercial, in the hands of a few, and the law of competition between these, as being not only beneficial, but essential for the future progress of the race."
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"Success is the power to acquire whatever one demands of life without violating the rights of others."
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"The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it."
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"One great cause of failure of young men in business is lack of concentration."
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"Watch the costs and the profits will take care of themselves."
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