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Henry Ward Beecher, So The Story Goes, Was Once Asked By A Young Preacher How He Could Keep His Congregation Wide Awake And Attentive During His Sermons. Beecher Replied That He Always Had A Man Watch For Sleepers, With Instructions, As Soon As He Saw Anyone Start Nodding Or Dozing, To Hasten To The Pulpit And Wake Up The Preacher. Aren't You And I Usually Less Sensible? Would We Not Be Inclined To Have The Watcher Wake Up Not Ourselves But The Fellows Caught Sleeping? In Other Words, Aren't We Disposed Always To Blame Others?

...the Incontestable Truth Is That America Has Been Built Up By Optimists, Not By Pessimists, But By Men Possessing Courage, Confidence In The Nation's Destiny, By Men Willing To Adventure, To Shoulder Risks Terrifying To The Timid.

Backboneless Employees Are Too Ready To Attribute The Success Of Others To Luck. Luck Is Usually The Fruit Of Intelligent Application. The Man Who Is Intent On Making The Most Of His Opportunities Is Too Busy To Bother About Luck.

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.

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.