Work Done With Little Effort

The Man Who Has Done His Level Best... Is A Success, Even Though The World May Write Him Down A Failure.

Uncertainty Hurts Business. It Annoys Individuals. Why Keep The Whole Country, Including Business And Individuals, In Uncertainty Over The Extent Of The Tax Burdens To Be Placed Upon Us? How Many Of Those Who Voted For Calvin Coolidge Imagined For A Moment That Would Do Nothing To Bring About Tax Relief Before 1926?.... But If The Administration Persists In Opposing A Special Session Then It Will Inevitably Be 1926 Before Action Is Taken.... Coolidge And Congress Should Ease Our Minds And Grease Our Activities By Reforming And Reducing Taxation As Soon As Feasible After March 4.

Frank W. Woolworth Once Told Me That The Turning-point In His Career Did Not Come Until He Was Thrown Flat On His Back By Illness. He Was Sure That His Business Would Go To Pieces During His Long, Enforced Absence. Instead, He Discovered That He Had In His Employ Men Who Could Overcome Difficulties When Given Power To Exercise Initiative. After That Woolworth Left Many Problems And Difficulties To Be Solved By Subordinates And Turned His Attention To Big Things.

An Idea, Like A Machine, Must Have Power Applied To It Before It Can Accomplish Anything.

With All Thy Getting, Get Understanding, Is The Banner Under Which These Forbes Editorials Have Appeared Since The First Issue Of The Publication. We Have No Illusions About What Great Wealth Can Do And What It Cannot Do. We Believe In The Worthwhileness Of Striving By All Worthy Means To Attain Success And To Attain Wealth. Simply Because We Are Convinced That No Amount Of Money Is Worth The Sacrifice Of One's Better Instincts, Of One's Self-respect-of One's Soul, If You Wish-simply Because We Are Convinced That Riches Not Gained Legitimately And Decently Are Not Worth Having.