--- title: "11 Has beens Quotes By B. C. Forbes" description: "11 Has beens quotes by B. C. Forbes. Plus more from B. C. Forbes and more Has beens sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/b-c-forbes-2124_adventure_the-incontestable-truth-is-that-america_218756.jpg" --- > [...the incontestable truth is that America has been built up by optimists, not by pessimists, but by men possessing courage, confidence in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/the-incontestable-truth-is-that-america-has-been-built-up-by/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/b-c-forbes-2124_adventure_the-incontestable-truth-is-that-america_218756.jpg) > [It is not a case of whether we want to wash our hands of Europe or want to help her to regain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/it-is-not-a-case-of-whether-we-want-to-wash-our-hands-of-europe-or/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e6/b-c-forbes-2124_cases_it-is-not-a-case-of-whether-we-want-to-w_1479137.jpg) > [Finally, there is more genuine joy in climbing the hill of success, even though sweat may be spent and toes may be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/finally-there-is-more-genuine-joy-in-climbing-the-hill-of-success/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/b-c-forbes-2124_chosen_finally-there-is-more-genuine-joy-in-cli_1681299.jpg) > [ J.P. Morgan, then past 70, was asked by the son of an eminent father why he \[Morgan\] didn't retire. When did your… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/j-p-morgan-then-past-70-was-asked-by-the-son-of-an-eminent-father-why/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef0/b-c-forbes-2124_alive_j-p-morgan-then-past-70-was-asked-by-the_1204135.jpg) > [Vacations for wage earners have proved both popular with workers and profitable for employers. Unfortunately, the majority of large employers have not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/vacations-for-wage-earners-have-proved-both-popular-with-workers-and/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/309/b-c-forbes-2124_abandoned_vacations-for-wage-earners-have-proved-b_2756161.jpg) > [The majority of America's colossal fortunes have been made by entering industries in their early stages and developing leadership in them… Think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/the-majority-of-america-s-colossal-fortunes-have-been-made-by/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c8/b-c-forbes-2124_add_the-majority-of-america-s-colossal-fortu_1353535.jpg) > [When the worms are scarce, what does a hen do? Does she stop scratching? She does not. She scratches all the harder.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/when-the-worms-are-scarce-what-does-a-hen-do-does-she-stop-scratching/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae1/b-c-forbes-2124_advertising_when-the-worms-are-scarce-what-does-a-he_606427.jpg) > [Employers, have you ever stopped to reckon what the goodwill of your workers is worth? ... In most large concerns it would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/employers-have-you-ever-stopped-to-reckon-what-the-goodwill-of-your/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/b-c-forbes-2124_animated_employers-have-you-ever-stopped-to-recko_286063.jpg) > [It is easier to start taxes than to stop them. A tax an inch long can easily become a yard long. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/it-is-easier-to-start-taxes-than-to-stop-them-a-tax-an-inch-long-can/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c6/b-c-forbes-2124_administration_it-is-easier-to-start-taxes-than-to-stop_2527606.jpg) > [Optimism is a tonic. Pessimism is poison. Admittedly, every businessman must be realistic. He must gather facts, analyze them candidly and strive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/optimism-is-a-tonic-pessimism-is-poison-admittedly-every-businessman/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6e/b-c-forbes-2124_adventure_optimism-is-a-tonic-pessimism-is-poison_2555408.jpg) > [ If the World War \[I\] demonstrated anything it was that government ownership is fraught with the gravest dangers and usually leads to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/if-the-world-war-i-demonstrated-anything-it-was-that-government/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53c/b-c-forbes-2124_animal_if-the-world-war-i-demonstrated-anything_2288290.jpg) ## Other authors on Has beens ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/has-beens/b-c-forbes/#itemlist", "name": "11 Has beens Quotes By B. C. 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That has been the history of the income tax. Would not the sales tax be likely to have a similar history [in the U.S.]? ... Canadian newspapers report that an increase in the sales tax threatens to drive the Mackenzie King administration out of office. Canada began with a sales tax of 2%… Starting this month the tax is 6%. The burden, in other words, has already been increased 200% ... What the U.S. needs is not new taxes, is not more taxes, but fewer and lower taxes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "B. C. 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