Great Throughts Treasury

"If you want to succeed in the world you must make your own opportunities as you go on... You can commit no greater folly than to sit by the roadside until some one comes along and invites you to ride with him to wealth or influence."

"A man is what he is, not what men say he is. His character no man can touch. His character is what he is before his God and his Judge; and only himself can damage that. His reputation is what men say he is. That can be damaged; but reputation is for time, character is for eternity."

"You can commit no greater folly than to sit by the road side until someone comes along and invites you to ride with him to wealth or influence."