How They Succeeded: Life Stories of Successful Men and Women Told by Themselves (LvMI)

The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion. That intellectuality is more vigorous that has attained its strength gradually. It is the man who carefully advances step by step, with his mind becoming wider and wider,—and progressively better able to grasp any theme or situation,—persevering in what he

Concentrate all your thought upon the work in hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.

“The hardest thing, I suppose, is to see real ability fighting against odds, with no one to help and encourage?” “Yes, that seems the worst, and I think we all ought to make it possible for such ones to get a little encouragement and help. When a boy is deserving of credit it should be given unstintedly. It goes a long way toward making him more ho

Successful ideas are the result of slow growth. Ideas do not reach perfection in a day, no matter how much study is put upon them. It is perseverance in the pursuit of studies that is really wanted.