Matthew Adams
Matthew Adams
Matthew Adamswas a distinguished writer in Boston, Massachusetts, though a mechanic, or "tradesman," yet had a handsome collection of books and cultivated literature. Benjamin Franklin acknowledges his obligations for access to his library. He was one of the writers of the Essays in the New England Journal. He died poor, but with a reputation more durable than an estate, in 1753...
winning sides winner
It is easier to win than to fail. Everybody sides with the winner. But the failure walks alone.
smart character giving
It's what each of us sows, and how, that gives us character and prestige.
character men soul
Character is greater than talent, genius, fame, money, friends - there is nothing to compare with it. A man may have all these and yet remain comparatively useless - be unhappy - and die a bankrupt in soul.
mistake men secret
No one ever gets too big to make mistakes. The secret is that the big man is greater than his mistakes, because he rises right out of them and passes beyond them.
corporations hundred cents
No one owns you. One hundred per cent of the stock in your personal corporation belongs to you.
expectations tough problem
Always expect the best. Then if you have to hurdle a few tough problems, you will have generated the strength and courage to do so.
stars sky spirituality
It is the spirit of a person that hangs above him like a star in the sky.
motivational success encouraging
There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause.
waiting deeds chance
Courage is heartworth making itself felt in deeds. It never waits for chances; it makes chances.
book knowledge people
You are your greatest investment. The more you store in that mind of yours, the more you enrich your experience, the more people you meet, the more books you read, and the more places you visit, the greater is that investment in all that you are. Everything that you add to your peace of mind, and to your outlook upon life, is added capital that no one but yourself can dissipate.