Accidents Quote 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

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Better to be occasionally cheated than perpetually suspicious.

— B. C. Forbes

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

— 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…

— B. C. Forbes

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

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— B. C. Forbes