--- title: "30 Ifs Quotes By B. C. Forbes" description: "30 Ifs quotes by B. C. Forbes. Plus more from B. C. Forbes and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbb/b-c-forbes-2124_deals_if-the-deal-isn-t-good-for-the-other-par_1035751.jpg" --- > [If the deal isn't good for the other party, it isn't good for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/if-the-deal-isn-t-good-for-the-other-party-it-isn-t-good-for-you/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbb/b-c-forbes-2124_deals_if-the-deal-isn-t-good-for-the-other-par_1035751.jpg) > [If you do the best and the most you can today, don't worry about tomorrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/if-you-do-the-best-and-the-most-you-can-today-don-t-worry-about/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c09/b-c-forbes-2124_do-the-best_if-you-do-the-best-and-the-most-you-can_465653.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25e/b-c-forbes-2124_betting_when-it-comes-to-betting-on-yourself-you_651050.jpg) > [If a pig could pray, it would pray for swill. What do you pray for?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/if-a-pig-could-pray-it-would-pray-for-swill-what-do-you-pray-for/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3f/b-c-forbes-2124_ifs_if-a-pig-could-pray-it-would-pray-for-sw_1396906.jpg) > [Opportunity rarely knocks on your door. Knock rather on opportunity's door if you ardently wish to enter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/opportunity-rarely-knocks-on-your-door-knock-rather-on-opportunity-s/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/b-c-forbes-2124_best-opportunity_opportunity-rarely-knocks-on-your-door-k_1416147.jpg) > [Without self-respect there can be no genuine success. Success won at the cost of self-respect is not success ? for what shall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/without-self-respect-there-can-be-no-genuine-success-success-won-at/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25f/b-c-forbes-2124_cost_without-self-respect-there-can-be-no-gen_2268231.jpg) > [The way to make a true friend is to be one. Friendship implies loyalty, esteem, cordiality, sympathy, affection, readiness to aid, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/the-way-to-make-a-true-friend-is-to-be-one-friendship-implies-loyalty/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aba/b-c-forbes-2124_affection_the-way-to-make-a-true-friend-is-to-be-o_448806.jpg) > [To get the most out of the world one must conscientiously strive to put the most into it. Life without worthy ideals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/to-get-the-most-out-of-the-world-one-must-conscientiously-strive-to/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cae/b-c-forbes-2124_blow_to-get-the-most-out-of-the-world-one-mus_1094117.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) > [There's no such thing as a self-made man. I've had much help and have found that if you are willing to work,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/there-s-no-such-thing-as-a-self-made-man-i-ve-had-much-help-and-have/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ce/b-c-forbes-2124_found_there-s-no-such-thing-as-a-self-made-man_2726038.jpg) > [ Call the roll in your memory of conspicuously successful \[business\] giants and, if you know anything about their careers, you will be… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/call-the-roll-in-your-memory-of-conspicuously-successful-business/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8e/b-c-forbes-2124_business_call-the-roll-in-your-memory-of-conspicu_1588698.jpg) > [Are your desires purely selfish? Do your tastes run to a grand home, automobiles, fine clothes, an abundance of amusements, and so…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/509/b-c-forbes-2124_abundance_are-your-desires-purely-selfish-do-your_163117.jpg) > [Has your work become very easy? Do you find you can do it with little effort? Has it ceased to impose any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/has-your-work-become-very-easy-do-you-find-you-can-do-it-with-little/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca6/b-c-forbes-2124_can-do_has-your-work-become-very-easy-do-you-fi_1233297.jpg) > [If the United States is to produce a nation of investors-as we must if we are to gain financial world-leadership-it is imperative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/if-the-united-states-is-to-produce-a-nation-of-investors-as-we-must/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e1/b-c-forbes-2124_board-of-directors_if-the-united-states-is-to-produce-a-nat_950225.jpg) > [Courtesy is doing that which nothing under the sun makes you do but human kindness. Courtesy springs from the heart; if the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/courtesy-is-doing-that-which-nothing-under-the-sun-makes-you-do-but/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/b-c-forbes-2124_action_courtesy-is-doing-that-which-nothing-und_1910236.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) > [Many a man has walked up to the opportunity for which he has long been preparing himself, looked it full in the…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/b-c-forbes-2124_betting_many-a-man-has-walked-up-to-the-opportun_922542.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) > [Uncertainty hurts business. It annoys individuals. Why keep the whole country, including business and individuals, in uncertainty over the extent of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/uncertainty-hurts-business-it-annoys-individuals-why-keep-the-whole/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9db/b-c-forbes-2124_action_uncertainty-hurts-business-it-annoys-ind_2058680.jpg) > [The most famous self-made man in the world today is our own Edison. Talk with Mr. Edison and he will tell you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/the-most-famous-self-made-man-in-the-world-today-is-our-own-edison/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0a/b-c-forbes-2124_articles_the-most-famous-self-made-man-in-the-wor_301282.jpg) > [The British have their own conception of what constitutes the typical American. He must have a flavor of the Wild West about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/the-british-have-their-own-conception-of-what-constitutes-the-typical/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d7/b-c-forbes-2124_action_the-british-have-their-own-conception-of_1388580.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) > [A young financial writer once brought ridicule upon himself by stating that a certain company had nothing to commend it except excellent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/a-young-financial-writer-once-brought-ridicule-upon-himself-by/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/b-c-forbes-2124_be-good_a-young-financial-writer-once-brought-ri_1933257.jpg) > [Timing is everything. Tell me how a young man spends his evenings and I will tell you how far he is likely…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c39/b-c-forbes-2124_certain_timing-is-everything-tell-me-how-a-young_126583.jpg) > [New Year, the season for changes in positions and advances in salaries, approaches. If you have in your employ some who deserve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/new-year-the-season-for-changes-in-positions-and-advances-in-salaries/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/845/b-c-forbes-2124_approach_new-year-the-season-for-changes-in-posit_3153778.jpg) > [Is America becoming decadent? Do we no longer regard our promises and pledges as sacred? ... We promised to make peace with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/is-america-becoming-decadent-do-we-no-longer-regard-our-promises-and/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/b-c-forbes-2124_advantage_is-america-becoming-decadent-do-we-no-lo_1232185.jpg) > [Thomas Edison reads not for entertainment but to increase his store of knowledge. He sucks in information as eagerly as the bee…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/thomas-edison-reads-not-for-entertainment-but-to-increase-his-store/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ac/b-c-forbes-2124_available_thomas-edison-reads-not-for-entertainmen_2794114.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) > [With all thy getting, get understanding, is the banner under which these Forbes editorials have appeared since the first issue of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/with-all-thy-getting-get-understanding-is-the-banner-under-which/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1d/b-c-forbes-2124_amount_with-all-thy-getting-get-understanding-i_2334065.jpg) > [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…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cf/b-c-forbes-2124_achieve_what-one-thing-does-the-world-need-most_25901.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## 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/ifs/b-c-forbes/#itemlist", "name": "30 Ifs Quotes By B. C. Forbes", "numberOfItems": 30, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If the deal isn't good for the other party, it isn't good for you.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "B. C. 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