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Optimism Is A Tonic. Pessimism Is Poison. Admittedly, Every Businessman Must Be Realistic. He Must Gather Facts, Analyze Them Candidly And Strive To Draw Logical Conclusions, Whether Favorable Or Unfavorable. He Must Not Engage In Self-delusion. He Must Not View Everything Through Rose-colored Glasses. Granting This, The Incontestable Truth Is That America Has Been Built Up By Optimists, Not By Pessimists, But By Men Possessing Courage, Confidence In The Nation's Destiny, By Men Willing To Adventure To Shoulder Risks Terrifying To The Timid.

To Get The Most Out Of The World One Must Conscientiously Strive To Put The Most Into It. Life Without Worthy Ideals Becomes Wholly Unsatisfying, Sour. If Our Supreme Objective Is To Serve, No Blow Fate May Administer Can Daunt Us.

Genius Is Often A Short Way Of Spelling Hard Work. Poverty, Obscurity, Struggle And Ambition Formed The Foundation For Many Careers Of Transcendent Achievement. Few Marks Are Made In The World's History By Eight-hour-day Men.... Sir Joshua Reynolds Had But One Maxim For Success: Work, Work, Work. Is Not Rigid And Continuous Training Necessary For The Making Of Strong Athletes? Hard Work Is Not Fatal To Real Success. Vouloir C'est Pouvoir.

Without Self-respect There Can Be No Genuine Success. Success Won At The Cost Of Self-respect Is Not Success ? For What Shall It Profit A Man If He Gains The Whole World And Loses His Own Self-respect.

The Human Being Who Lives Only For Himself Finally Reaps Nothing But Unhappiness. Selfishness Corrodes. Unselfishness Ennobles, Satisfies.