Bertie Charles Forbes Quotes

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Her whistle can make a lot of noise, but it’s her propeller that pushes a steamer forward.
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The best part of our pay must come from ourselves.
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Strive to be first if you want to last.
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The most valuable ‘system’ is a good nervous system.
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The raw material of success is thought.
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The man who retains his head can usually retain a goodly share of other things.
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Notice that two-thirds of ‘Promotion’ consists of ‘motion.’
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Hope – and hop.
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Honking your horn doesn’t help so much as steering wisely.
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The man without a savings account usually is a man of little account.
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Don’t give up; buck up.
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A business, like an automobile, has to be driven, in order to get results.
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Thought leads to forethought.
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Transgress and you won’t progress.
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Look forward – and press forward.
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‘The pen is mightier than the sword.’ Not unless you push it.
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Even a tack is no good unless a little driving-power is applied to it.
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Utopia lies in the first letter.
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If you’re not garnering a proper amount of fruit, examine well your roots.
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Strike a brisk gait or you’ll get the gate.
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He is an artist who turns out a perfect piece of work.
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You must know your goods before you can hope to deliver the goods.
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To avert pain later in life, take pains.
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To salesmen: Use your shoes or let someone else fill them.
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The promising man keeps his promise.
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There’s a difference between living and being alive. Which, candidly, are you?
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Improvement begins with ‘I.’
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At school you didn’t expect to advance unless you studied. How about now?
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What’s in you, fixes what’s in your pay envelope.
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Hurdles are things to be hurdled.
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Golf without bunkers and hazards would be tame and monotonous. So would life.
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Have confidence in yourself only after you are entitled to.
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‘Life is a gamble.’ Yes, but at least you play your own cards.
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It’s usually up-hill work that lands one at the top.
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If you’re ‘there,’ you’ll be discovered sooner or later.
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Cynics not withstanding, there is more fun in ‘doing unto others’ than in doing others.
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It is polite to apologize, but it is more polite not to do anything calling for an apology.
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To ring the bell, ring true.
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To make a killing, shoot straight.
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One way not to make headway is to be stuck on yourself.
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