Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice

No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.

Please all, and you will please none.

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.

Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.

It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste

Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them.

If you aspire to the highest place, it is no disgrace to stop at the second, or even the third, place.

I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experiences behind him.

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

I believe in the Bible. I believe that all good things come from God. I don't believe I'd sing the way I do if God hadn't wanted me to.'

When things go wrong don't go with them

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?