In The Race For Success,

Genius Is Often A Short Way Of Spelling Hard Work. Poverty, Obscurity, Struggle And Ambition Formed The Foundation For Many Careers Of Transcendent Achievement. Few Marks Are Made In The World's History By Eight-hour-day Men.... Sir Joshua Reynolds Had But One Maxim For Success: Work, Work, Work. Is Not Rigid And Continuous Training Necessary For The Making Of Strong Athletes? Hard Work Is Not Fatal To Real Success. Vouloir C'est Pouvoir.

Are Your Desires Purely Selfish? Do Your Tastes Run To A Grand Home, Automobiles, Fine Clothes, An Abundance Of Amusements, And So Forth? If So, Look Around You At People Who Have Such Things In Superabundance. Are They Any Happier, Do You Think, Than You Are? Are They Any Better Morally? Are They Any Stronger Physically? Are They Better Liked By Their Friends Than You Are By Your Friends? ... Carnegie Said, Millionaires Rarely Smile. This Is Substantially True.

Here's A Pointer Culled From The Careers Of Men Who Have Attained Notable Success: Don't Sit In Your Office During The Hours Prospects Can Be Seen. Do Your Office Work Before Or After The Hours During Which Possible Customers Can Be Reached. This May Mean Adding An Hour Or Two Quite Often To Your Day's Work; But In Times Like This Particularly, The Securing Of A Satisfactory Amount Of Business Through The Expenditure Of An Extra Hour Or Two A Day Is Not An Unreasonable Price To Pay.

The Man Who Is Too Busy To Read Is Never Likely To Lead.

Life Is Just An Endless Chain Of Judgements. . . . The More Imperfect Our Judgement, The Less Perfect Our Success.