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George Horace Lorimer was an outstanding American journalist, born on October 6, 1867, and died on October 22, 1937. He had a profound impact on the field of journalism, known for his keen insight and deep understanding of the value of news.

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Famous George Horace Lorimer Quotes

“Theres no easier way to cure foolishness than to give a man leave to be foolish. And the only way to show a fellow that hes chosen the wrong business is to let him try it.”

Men Way Giving Trying Shows Easier Fellows Foolish Chosen Cures Foolishness

Book:Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

Source: Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

“I remember reading once that some fellows use language to conceal thought; but it's been my experience that a good many more use it instead of thought.”

Use Remember Reading Language Fellows Good Man

Book:Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

Source: Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

“When a man makes a specialty of knowing how some other fellow ought to spend his money, he usually thinks in millions and works for hundreds.”

Thinking Men Money Millions Knowing Ought Fellows Specialty

Book:Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

Source: Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

“After forty years of close acquaintance with it, I've found that work is kind to its friends and harsh to its enemies. It pays the fellow who dislikes it his exact wages, and they're generally pretty small; but it gives the man who shines up to it all the money he wants and throws in a heap of fun and satisfaction for good measure.”

Men Want Giving Years Kind Found Fun Work Pay Enemy He Man Fellows Shining Satisfaction Forty Dislike Harsh Wages Acquaintance

Book:Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

Source: Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

“Every fellow is really two men -- what he is and what he might be; and you're never absolutely sure which you're going to bury till he's dead.”

Men Two Might Fellows

Book:Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

Source: Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

“Doing the same thing in the same way year after year is like eating a quail a day for thirty days. Along toward the middle of the month a fellow begins to long for a broiled crow or a slice of cold dog.”

Way Years Long Middle Dog Months Cold Eating Fellows Thirty Crow Old Dog Quails

Book:Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

Source: Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

“Naturally, when a young fellow steps up into a big position, it breeds jealousy among those whom he's left behind and uneasiness among those to whom he's pulled himself up. Between them he's likely to be subjected to a lot of petty annoyances. But he's in the fix of a dog with fleas who's chasing a rabbit -- if he stops to snap at the tickling on his tail, he's going to lose his game dinner.”

Source: Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

“It's been my experience that every man has in him the possibility of doing well some one thing, no matter how humble, and that there's some one, in some place, who wants that special thing done. The difference between a fellow who succeeds and one who fails is that the first gets out and chases after the man who needs him, and the second sits around waiting to be hunted up.”

Source: Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

“When a fellow's got what he set out for in this world, he should go off into the woods for a few weeks now and then to make sure that he's still a man, and not a plug-hat and a frock-coat and a wad of bills.”

Men World Should Stills Week This World Fellows Bills Woods Hats Now And Then Coats Plugs

Book:Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

Source: Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

“There is one excuse for every mistake a man can make, but only one. When a fellow makes the same mistake twice he's got to throw up both hands and own up to carelessness or cussedness.”

Men Hands Mistake Fellows Excuse Same Mistakes Carelessness

Book:Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

Source: Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

“Those who succeed can't forgive a fellow for being a failure, and those who fail can't forgive him for being a success.”

Failing Succeed Fellows Forgiving Can't Forgive

Book:Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

Source: Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

“You'll find that education's about the only thing lying around loose in this world, and that it's about the only thing a fellow can have as much of as he's willing to haul away. Everything else is screwed down tight and the screw-driver lost.”

World Lying Lost This World Willing Fellows Drivers Screws Haul

Book:Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

Source: Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

“And a diplomatist is one who lets the other fellow think he's getting his way, while all the time he's having his own. It never does any special harm to let people have their way with their mouths.”

People Thinking Way Doe Special Mouths Fellows Harm

Book:Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

Source: Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

“Say less than the other fellow and listen more than you talk; for when a man's listening he isn't telling on himself and he's flattering the fellow who is.”

Men Listening Fellows Flattering

Book:Letters from A Self-Made Merchant to His Son (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)

Source: Letters from A Self-Made Merchant to His Son (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)

“A fellow and his business should be bosom friends in the office and sworn enemies out of it.”

Should Enemy Office Fellows Bosoms Bosom Friends

Book:Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

Source: Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

“Because a fellow has failed once or twice or a dozen times, you don't want to set him down as a failure till he's dead or loses his courage.”

Want Inspirational Motivational Loses Courage Failure Healthy Fellows Suicide Well Being Dozen Suicidal Thoughts Overcoming Failure Failure Motivational

Book:Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

Source: Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

“In all your dealings, remember that today is your opportunity; tomorrow some other fellow's.”

Today Remember Opportunity Tomorrow Fellows Dealings

Author:George Horace Lorimer

“What you know is a club for yourself, and what you don't know is a meat-ax for the other fellow.”

Knows Knowledge Fellows Clubs Meat

Book:Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

Source: Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

“I ain't one of those who believe that a half knowledge of a subject is useless, but it has been my experience that when a fellow has that half knowledge he finds it's the other half which would really come in handy.”

Believe Has Beens Half Knowledge Subjects Fellows Useless Other Half Handy

Book:Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

Source: Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son

About the Author

Born: October 6, 1867
Died: October 22, 1937
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 63

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