B.C. Forbes Quotes

There are times when the unseen can be even more dangerous than what our eyes behold.

It would seem very silly to start a conversation with a common hedgehog. They are not at all like cats, who surely understand the human language.

It's only in the mysterious equations of love that any logical reasons can be found.

No act of kindness deserves a debt in return.

There is no "right" way--only the way that is put before you.

The red sands of Marrakesh, sprawling at the foot of the Atlas like a wounded Leviathan....

The man who has done his level best…is a success, even though the world write him down a failure.

Equality cannot be imagined outside of tyranny.

Hundreds would die, but not the thing they died for.

The great city of New York wields more of the destinies of this great nation that five times the population of any other portion of the country.

Acceptance and Work If you have a job without aggravations you don't have a job.

The man who has done his level best and who is conscious that he has done his best is a success even though the world may write him down a failure.

Our future and our fate lie in our wills more than in our hands for our hands are but the instruments of our wills.

When it comes to betting on yourself ... you're a chicken-livered coward if you hesitate.

Life is just an endless chain of judgements. . . . The more imperfect our judgement the less perfect our success.

How to succeed: Try hard enough. How to fail: Try too hard.

Keeping score of old scores and scars getting even and one-upping always make you less than you are.

Money or even power can never yield happiness unless it be accompanied by the goodwill of others.

Mediocre men wait for opportunity to come to them. Strong able alert men go after opportunity.

If you're looking for perfection look in the mirror. If you find it there expect it elsewhere.

If you expect nothing you're apt to be surprised. You'll get it.

Lady Luck generally woos those who earnestly enthusiastically unremittingly woo her.

The men who have done big things are those who were not afraid to attempt big things who were not afraid to risk failure in order to gain success.

The man of fixed ingrained principles who has mapped out a straight course and has the courage and self-control to adhere to it does not find life complex. Complexities are all of our own making.

If you've had a good time playing the game you're a winner even if you lose.

How to succeed: try hard enough. How to fail: Try too hard.

Turn resolutely to work to recreation or in any case to physical exercise till you are so tired you can't help going to sleep and when you wake up you won't want to worry.

While many of us never knew Ronald Reagan personally, we felt close to him because we shared his lighthearted sense of humor, admired his uncommon virtue, and were moved by his remarkable wisdom.

Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves. It directs our thoughts to giving.

Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

Men who never get carried away should be.