One worthwhile task carried to a successful conclusion is worth half-a-hundred half-finished tasks.
(also attrib. Malcolm Forbes)
Any business arrangement that is not profitable to the other person will in the end prove unprofitable for you. The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.
Don't forget until too late that the business of life is not business, but living.
History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/1917/0915/intro_print.html
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