Roger Babson

Experience has taught me that there is one chief reason why some people succeed and others fail. The difference is not one…

— Roger Babson

More people should learn to tell their dollars where to go instead of asking them where they went.

— Roger Babson

Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in…

— Roger Babson

If things are not going well with you, begin your effort at correcting the situation by carefully examining the service you are…

— Roger Babson

It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.

— Roger Babson

Do not let yourselves be discouraged or embittered by the smallness of the success you are likely to achieve in trying to…

— Roger Babson

The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it.

— Roger Babson

Every great panic we have ever had has been foreshadowed by a general decline in observance of religious principles.

— Roger Babson

When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.

— Roger Babson

The God we worship writes his name upon our faces.

— Roger Babson

If things go wrong, don't go with them.

— Roger Babson

It takes a person who is wide awake to make his dream come true.

— Roger Babson

I have not been able to find a single useful institution which has not been founded either by an intensely religious man…

— Roger Babson

There isn't a plant or a business on earth that couldn't stand a few improvements-and be better for them. Someone is going…

— Roger Babson

There is a world of practical religion in simply being considerate of others.

— Roger Babson

Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.

— Roger Babson

The finest command of language is often shown by saying nothing.

— Roger Babson

People would rather be shown how valuable you are, not told.

— Roger Babson

Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present.

— Roger Babson

The election of Hoover...should result in continued prosperity for 1929.

— Roger Babson

A character standard is far more important than even a gold standard. The success of all economic systems is still dependent upon…

— Roger Babson

In the last analysis, our national future depends upon our national character that is, whether it is spiritually or materially minded.

— Roger Babson

Experiment is folly when experience shows the way.

— Roger Babson

Does anyone believe for one moment that the progress we have made would have been possible under bureaucratic control of any government.…

— Roger Babson

Only religion can prevent democratic rule from developing into mob rule. A nation can prosper only as its citizens are religious, intelligent,…

— Roger Babson