“Advice is seldom welcome and those who want it the most always like it the least.”

“Polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold.”

“Patience is a most necessary quality for business many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.”

“Without some dissimulation no business can be carried on at all.”

“You must look into people as well as at them.”

“Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.”

“But to believe that getting stuff is the purpose and aim of life is madness. ”

“The more I want to get something done the less I call it work.”

“Many people achieved important goals in their lives, but hardly any of them seemed any happier for it. Even worse, some complained that other areas of their lives had suffered along the way. The re...”