Bruce Barton

“If you have anything to do, do it, now. If you have any good in you, show it, now. If you have any love for anyone, tell it, now. You may not be here tomorrow.”

“What a man is, depends on his character; but what he does and what we think of what he does, depends on his circumstances.”

“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance.”

“If you can give your child only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.”

“The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.”

“When you are through changing, you are through.”

“Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress.”

“Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little things.”

“A man may be down, but he is never out.”

“To be a success in business, be daring, be first, be different.”

“The man who has a library of his own is among the richest of men.”

“There are two sorts of people in the world: Those who listen when you talk, and those who are thinking of what they are going to say next.”

“Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly.”