Quotes of: Selfmade Keyword

I want to say right here that the easiest way in the world to make enemies is to hire friends.

Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son

Putting off an easy thing makes it hard, and putting off a hard one makes it impossible.

Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son

But some people, and especially very young people, don’t think anything’s worth believing unless it’s hard to believe.

Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son

There’s no easier way to cure foolishness than to give a man leave to be foolish. And the only way to show a fellow that he’s chosen the wrong business is to let him try it.

Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son

Some salesmen think that selling is like eating—to satisfy an existing appetite; but a good salesman is like a good cook—he can create an appetite when the buyer isn't hungry.

Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son

It has been my experience that, even when a man has a sense of humor, it only really carries him to the point where he will join in a laugh at the expense of the other fellow.

Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son

I remember reading once that some fellows use language to conceal thought; but it's been my experience that a good many more use it instead of thought.

Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son

I want you to learn right at the outset not to play with the spoon before you take the medicine. Putting off an easy thing makes it hard, and putting off a hard one makes it impossible. Procrastination is the longest word in the language, but there�...

Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son

We have all met a class of men, very remarkable for their activity, and who yet make but little headway in life; men who, in their noisy and impulsive pursuit of knowledge, never get beyond the outer bark of an idea, from a lack of patience and perse...

Self-Made Men

Ditto for the stereotype about men monopolizing conversations. Like Sasha, many of my dates—even the more passive ones—did most of the talking. I listened to them talk literally for hours about the most minute, mind-numbing details of their perso...

Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey Into Manhood and Back Again