Long Quotes by B. C. Forbes

9 Long quotes by B. C. Forbes

Forbes’s nine short thoughts on the long carry his early‑20th‑century literary flair. They offer a succinct, reflective take on endurance and perspective.

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Frank W. Woolworth once told me that the turning-point in his career did not come until he was thrown flat on his…

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It is easier to start taxes than to stop them. A tax an inch long can easily become a yard long. That…

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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…

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The most famous self-made man in the world today is our own Edison. Talk with Mr. Edison and he will tell you…

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Which class is happiest, the rich, the middle class or the poor? A very successful executive of a large organization touches upon…

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That which is useless dies. Animals that fail to serve some useful purpose in the scheme of things slowly but surely become…

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Has your work become very easy? Do you find you can do it with little effort? Has it ceased to impose any…

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It is a great mistake for presidents and other leading executives of organizations having branches throughout the country to chain themselves to…

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Managing the other fellow's business is a fascinating game. Trade unionists all over the country have pronounced ideas for the reform of…

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Our future and our fate lie in our wills more than in our hands, for our hands are but the instruments of our wills.

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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…

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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…

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Search and you will find that at the base and birth of every great business organization was an enthusiast, man consumed with earnestness of…

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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…

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Better to be occasionally cheated than perpetually suspicious.

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Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind.

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Timing is everything. Tell me how a young man spends his evenings and I will tell you how far he is likely to go…

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To succeed, we must have the will to succeed, we must have stamina, determination, backbone, perseverance, self-reliance, and faith.

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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…

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Which class is happiest, the rich, the middle class or the poor? A very successful executive of a large organization touches upon this vital…

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Are your desires purely selfish? Do your tastes run to a grand home, automobiles, fine clothes, an abundance of amusements, and so forth? If…

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When you delve deep enough, you find that practically every great fortune and great enterprise in America have sprung from the courageous enterprise of…

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