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> [When it comes to betting on yourself... you're a chicken-livered coward if you hesitate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/when-it-comes-to-betting-on-yourself-you-re-a-chicken-livered-coward/)

[B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/)

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> [Many a man has walked up to the opportunity for which he has long been preparing himself, looked it full in the face, and then begun to get cold feet... when it comes to betting on yourself and your power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/many-a-man-has-walked-up-to-the-opportunity-for-which-he-has-long/)

[B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/)

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## More by B. C. Forbes

> [Our future and our fate lie in our wills more than in our hands, for our hands are but the instruments of our wills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/our-future-and-our-fate-lie-in-our-wills-more-than-in-our-hands-for/)

[B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/)

> [What one thing does the world need most today-apart, that is, from the all-inclusive thing we call righteousness? Aren't you inclined to agree that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/what-one-thing-does-the-world-need-most-today-apart-that-is-from-the/)

[B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/)

> [Are soft-hearted people handicapped in business? You have heard a businessman say of someone else, He's all right, but he's too soft-hearted… To be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/are-soft-hearted-people-handicapped-in-business-you-have-heard-a/)

[B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/)

> [Search and you will find that at the base and birth of every great business organization was an enthusiast, man consumed with earnestness of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/search-and-you-will-find-that-at-the-base-and-birth-of-every-great/)

[B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/)

> [A big business man was telling Henry Ford about a coach driver of super-expertness with his whip. The driver was telling how he could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/a-big-business-man-was-telling-henry-ford-about-a-coach-driver-of/)

[B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/)

> [Better to be occasionally cheated than perpetually suspicious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/better-to-be-occasionally-cheated-than-perpetually-suspicious/)

[B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/)

> [Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/honesty-pays-dividends-both-in-dollars-and-in-peace-of-mind/)

[B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/)

> [Timing is everything. Tell me how a young man spends his evenings and I will tell you how far he is likely to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/timing-is-everything-tell-me-how-a-young-man-spends-his-evenings-and/)

[B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/)

> [To succeed, we must have the will to succeed, we must have stamina, determination, backbone, perseverance, self-reliance, and faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/to-succeed-we-must-have-the-will-to-succeed-we-must-have-stamina/)

[B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/)

> [There are two brands of discontent: the brand that merely fosters greed and snarling and back-biting, and the brand that inspires greater and greater…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/there-are-two-brands-of-discontent-the-brand-that-merely-fosters/)

[B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/)

> [Which class is happiest, the rich, the middle class or the poor? A very successful executive of a large organization touches upon this vital…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/which-class-is-happiest-the-rich-the-middle-class-or-the-poor-a-very/)

[B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/)

> [Are your desires purely selfish? Do your tastes run to a grand home, automobiles, fine clothes, an abundance of amusements, and so forth? If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/are-your-desires-purely-selfish-do-your-tastes-run-to-a-grand-home/)

[B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/)

> [When you delve deep enough, you find that practically every great fortune and great enterprise in America have sprung from the courageous enterprise of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/when-you-delve-deep-enough-you-find-that-practically-every-great/)

[B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/)

> [It can be set down as a broad, general principle that we cannot indulge in idleness and abundance during both the first and second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/it-can-be-set-down-as-a-broad-general-principle-that-we-cannot/)

[B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/)

> [The Christmas spirit brings home to us-or should bring home to us-the profound Biblical truth that it is more blessed to give than to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/the-christmas-spirit-brings-home-to-us-or-should-bring-home-to-us-the/)

[B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/)

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