199 years old and still plenty to teach us!
"Every crowd has a silver lining." is the line that most people remember
OR
"There's a sucker born every minute," (which probably wasn't said by
him,)
but Phineas had some other thoughts well worth our attention.
# "Those who really desire to attain an independence, have only set their
minds
upon it, and adopt the proper means, as they do in regard to any other
object
which they wish to accomplish, and the thing is easily
done."
# "Without promotion something terrible happens,
nothing!"
# "Many persons are always kept poor, because they are too
visionary.
Every project looks to them like certain successes, and therefore
they keep
changing from one business to another, always in hot water, always
'under the harrow'."
# "Engage in one kind of business only, and
stick to it faithfully until you
succeed, or until your experience shows
that you should abandon it."
# "Work at it, if necessary, early and late,
in season and out of season,
not leaving a stone unturned, and never
deferring for a single hour that
which can be done just as well
now...Ambition, energy, industry,
perseverance, are indispensable requisites
for success in business."
If you would like to read his book The Art of Money Getting - Golden Rules for making Money
it's available here online ...
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