The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.

The wishbone will never replace the backbone.

Better to be a strong man with a weak point, than to be a weak man without a strong point. A diamond with a flaw is more valuable that a brick without a flaw.

You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.

Confidence is the foundation for all business relations. The degree of confidence a man has in others, and the degree of confidence others have in him, determines a man's standing in the commercial and industrial world.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.