Quotes About Progress

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

The swiftest traveler is he that goes afoot.

We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us.

I have no doubt that it is a part of the destiny of the human race, in its gradual improvement, to leave off eating animals, as surely as the savage tribes have left off eating each other....

A man is wise with the wisdom of his time only, and ignorant with its ignorance. Observe how the greatest minds yield in some degree to the superstitions of their age.

Government never furthered any enterprise but the alacrity with which it got out of the way.

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished and it would have done somewhat more, if the government had not sometimes got in its way.

Character grows in the stream of the world's life.

More difficult still, apparently, is the life of ever upward growth. Most men attempt it for a time, but growth is slow; and despair overtakes them while the goal is far away.

Whenever you attempt a good work you will find other men doing the same kind of work, and probably doing it better. Envy them not.

The desire to build a risk-free society has always been a sign of decadence. It has meant that the nation has given up, that it no longer believes in its destiny, that it has ceased to aspire to greatness, and has retired from history to pet itself.

Business will get better, but we won't know when it does

Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.

Life is a series of experiences, each of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.

Don't find fault. Find remedy. Anyone can complain.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

I don't know much about history, and I wouldn't give a nickel for all the history in the world. History is more or less bunk. It is a tradition. We want to live in the present, and the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we make today.

We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we make today.

As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.

History is more or less bunk.

The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.