“The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.”

“Audacity succeeds as often as it fails; in life it has an even chance.”

“From triumph to downfall there is but one step. I have noted that, in the most momentous occasions, mere nothings have always decided the outcome of the greatest events.”

“Victory belongs to the most persevering.”

“Success is the most convincing talker in the world.”

“The most difficult art is not in the choice of men, but in giving to the men chosen the highest service of which they are capable.”

“Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.”