Roger Babson Quotes

#1. If things go wrong, don't go with them.

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#2. The finest command of language is often shown by saying nothing.

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#3. Only religion can prevent democratic rule from developing into mob rule. A nation can prosper only as its citizens are religious, intelligent, capable of service and eager to render it.

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#4. The God we worship writes his name upon our faces.

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#5. The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it.

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#6. Every great panic we have ever had has been foreshadowed by a general decline in observance of religious principles.

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#7. If things are not going well with you, begin your effort at correcting the situation by carefully examining the service you are rendering, and especially the spirit in which you are rendering it.

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#8. Experiment is folly when experience shows the way.

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#9. It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.

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#10. The election of Hoover ... should result in continued prosperity for 1929.

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#11. When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.

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#12. It takes a person who is wide awake to make his dream come true.

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#13. There is a world of practical religion in simply being considerate of others.

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#14. There isn't a plant or a business on earth that couldn't stand a few improvements-and be better for them. Someone is going to think of them. Why not beat the other fellow to it?

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#15. Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present.

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#16. More people should learn to tell their dollars where to go instead of asking them where they went.

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#17. People would rather be shown how valuable you are, not told.

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#18. Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions.

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