B. C. Forbes

Journalist

United States

1880 - 1954

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Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.
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What you have outside you counts less than what you have inside you.
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There is more credit and satisfaction in being a first-rate truck driver than a tenth-rate executive.
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Real riches are the riches possessed inside.
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Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves. It directs our thoughts to giving.
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A shady business never yields a sunny life.
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Golf without bunkers and hazards would be tame and monotonous. So would life.
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History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
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A business like an automobile, has to be driven, in order to get results.
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If you don't drive your business, you will be driven out of business.
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