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“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.”

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

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

This book is a compilation of letters exchanged between a father, a self-made merchant, and his son. The correspondence provides valuable lessons on entrepreneurship, life principles, and the father's experiences in the business world. more

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George Horace Lorimer

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. more

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

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

“When an office begins to look like a family tree, you'll find worms tucked away snug and cheerful in most of the apples.”

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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's a vast difference between having a carload of miscellaneous facts sloshing around loose in your head and getting all mixed up in transit, and carrying the same assortment properly boxed and crated for convenient handling and immediate delivery.”

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

Source: 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.”

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

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

“Some men are like oak leaves -- they don't know when they're dead, but still hang right on; and there are others who let go before anything has really touched them.”

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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

“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

“Never threaten, because a threat is a promise to pay that it isn't always convenient to meet, but if you don't make it good it hurts your credit. Save a threat till you're ready to act, and then you won't need it.”

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

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

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

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

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Book:Letters from A Self-Made Merchant to His Son (EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition)

Source: Letters from A Self-Made Merchant to His Son (EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition)