Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed. – Charles de Montesquieu

The more defects a man may have, the older he is, the less lovable, the more resounding his success. – Marquis de Sade

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success. – Orison Swett Marden