Mottoes That Have Guided Prominent Men To Success
Mottoes from the article:
"The American people like to be humbugged." - P. T. Barnum
"Don't keep a rag-bag." - A. T. Stewart
"Never write letters." - Martin Van Buren
"Fair play and half the road." - "Uncle" David Gray
"Never complain, never explain." - William H. Taft
"If you want business, you've got to go after it." - John W. Gates
"The highest product possible at the smallest cost of manufacture." - Andrew Carnegie
"Perfect organization will accomplish all things." - James Stillman
"Know the people, know the country, know the markets." - W. C. Brown
"If you first find out what the people want and then give them what they want at a price they will pay, the people will do the rest." - Frank A. Munsey
Admittedly, some of those make more sense in the context provided in the article, so if you're wondering what the heck a rag-bag is, give it a read.
MOTTOES THAT HAVE GUIDED PROMINENT MEN TO SUCCESS: "Never Complain, Never Explain" Is President Taft's Favorite -- Rules of Life of Carnegie, Bishop Greer, W. C. Brown, and Others (PDF)
From November 27, 1910