112 Quotes by B.C. Forbes

Triumph often is nearest when defeat seems inescapable.

There’s no such thing as a self-made man. I’ve had much help and have found that if you are willing to work, many people are willing to help you.

Our future and our fate lie in our wills more than in our hands, for our hands are but the instruments of our wills.

To make headway, improve your head.

There is more credit and satisfaction in being a first-rate truck driver than a tenth-rate executive.

Work done with little effort is likely to yield little result.

Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind.

Real riches are the riches possessed inside.

There is no fun equal to the satisfaction of doing one’s best. The things that are most worthwhile in life are really those within the reach of almost every normal human being who cares to seek them out.