George Matthew Adams > Quotes

“There is no such thing as a "self-made man". We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the makeup of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.”
― George Matthew Adams

“Each day of your life, as soon as you open your eyes in the morning, you can square away for a happy and successful day. It's the mood and the purpose at the inception of each day that are the important facts in charting your course for the day. We can always square away for a fresh start, no matter what the past has been. It's today that is the paramount problem always.”
― George Matthew Adams

“Every one of us, unconsciously, works out a personal philosophy of life, by which we are guided, inspired, and corrected, as time goes on. It is this philosophy by which we measure out our days, and by which we advertise to all about us the man, or woman, that we are... It takes but a brief time to scent the life philosophy of anyone. It is defined in the conversation, in the look of the eye, and in the general mien of the person. It has no hiding place. It's like the perfume of a flower -- unseen, but known almost instantly. It is the possession of the successful, and the happy. And it can be greatly embellished by the absorption of ideas and experiences of the useful of this earth.”
― George Matthew Adams

“Keep your Chin up. People who look down never get much of an idea of the sky where the Stars are set.”
― George Matthew Adams, The Prosperity Bible: The Greatest Writings of All Time on the Secrets to Wealth and Prosperity

“Be glad to Give as much as you Take. Every dispute in this World is traceable to the lack of the 50-50 principle.”
― George Matthew Adams, The Prosperity Bible: The Greatest Writings of All Time on the Secrets to Wealth and Prosperity

“The men of ready hands, ready hearts, and ready brains, who know what they are doing, and do it methodically, skillfully, and with smooth yet consummate dispatch are the men who need to think little of prosperity as an end, for it comes to them whether they seek it or not;”
― George Matthew Adams, The Prosperity Bible: The Greatest Writings of All Time on the Secrets to Wealth and Prosperity

“He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.”
― George Matthew Adams, The Prosperity Bible: The Greatest Writings of All Time on the Secrets to Wealth and Prosperity

“fiercely yet fairly. And when everybody looks upon you as a loser and calls you whipped — that’s your cue to finish the fight — and WIN!”
― George Matthew Adams, You Can

“No man in all this world ever rightfully Gets more than he Gives.”
― George Matthew Adams, The Prosperity Bible: The Greatest Writings of All Time on the Secrets to Wealth and Prosperity

“It is easier to Win than to Fail. Everybody sides with the Winner. But the Failure walks alone.”
― George Matthew Adams, The Prosperity Bible: The Greatest Writings of All Time on the Secrets to Wealth and Prosperity