B. C. Forbes Quotes

Scottish - Journalist | May 14, 1880 - May 6, 1954

Golf without bunkers and hazards would be tame and monotonous. So would life.

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LifeGolfWithoutWouldHazards

A business like an automobile, has to be driven, in order to get results.

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BusinessResultsAutomobileDriven

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

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SuccessFailureBestManWorldDown

There is more credit and satisfaction in being a first-rate truck driver than a tenth-rate executive.

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TruckCreditSatisfactionMoreBeing

The man who has won millions at the cost of his conscience is a failure.

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FailureManConscienceCostWhoHis

Many a man thinks he is patient when, in reality, he is indifferent.

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ManRealityPatientThinksHeMany

Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out.

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MirrorAngelYouLookLooksOut

The truth doesn't hurt unless it ought to.

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TruthHurtOughtUnless

Better to be occasionally cheated than perpetually suspicious.

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BetterThanSuspiciousCheated

Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.

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DifficultiesActGreaterUsShould

The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.

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SatisfactionOnlyBargainMutualApt

He best keeps from anger who remembers that God is always looking upon him.

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GodBestAngerLookingHimAlways

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