"The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell."
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"Three generations from shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves."
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"Do not think a man has done his full duty when he has performed the work assigned him. A man will never rise if he does only this. Promotion comes from exceptional work."
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"Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best."
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"Here is the prime condition of success: Concentrate your energy, thought and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. Having begun on one line, resolve to fight it out on that line, to lead in it, adopt every improvement, have the best machinery, and know the most about it."
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"The rare individuals who unselfishly try to serve others have an enormous advantage-they have little competition."
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"And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department."
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"Anything in life worth having is worth working for."
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"Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs."
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"You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself."
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"The man who dies rich, dies disgraced."
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"Concentrate your energy, thought and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged... 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket' is all wrong. I tell you 'put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.'"
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"Show me a man of average ability but extraordinary desire and I'll show you a winner every time."
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"Mutual ignorance breeds mutual distrust."
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"It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone."
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"It is not the rich man's son that the young struggler for advancement has to fear in the race for life, nor his nephew, nor his cousin. Let him look out for the dark horse in the boy who begins by sweeping out the office."
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"If thou dost not sow, thou shalt not reap."
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"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision."
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"Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised."
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"I spent the first half of my life making money and the second half of my life giving it away to do the most good and the least harm."
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