Charles M. Schwab Quotes

“The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is not likely to make money nor find much fun in life.”

“The first essential in a boy’s career is to find out what he’s fitted for, what he’s most capable of doing and doing with a relish.”

“A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.”

“The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement.”

“The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is. I don’t believe in ”super-men,” for the world is full of capable men, but it’s the fellow with determination that wins out.”

“When a man has put a limit on what he will do, he has put a limit on what he can do.”

“None of us is born with a stop-valve on his powers or with a set limit to his capacities.”

“The man who counts his hours and kicks about his salary is a self-elected failure.”

“The man who fails to give fair service during the hours for which he is paid is dishonest. The man who is not willing to give more than this is foolish.”

“Many men fail because they do not see the importance of being kind and courteous to the men under them. Kindness to everybody always pays for itself.”

“There is nothing else that so kills the ambitions of a person as criticism from superiors.”

“The best place to succeed is where you are with what you have.”

“The men who miss success have two general alibis: ”I’m not a genius” is one; the other, ”There aren’t the opportunities today there used to be.” Neither excuse holds. The first is beside the point; the second is altogether wrong.”

“A man to carry on a successful business must have imagination. He must see things in a vision, a dream of the whole thing.”

“Keeping a little ahead of conditions is one of the secrets of business; the trailer seldom goes far.”

“The difference between getting somewhere and nowhere is the courage to make an early start.”

“Nothing is more fatal to success than taking one’s job as a matter of course.”

“The man who has done his best has done everything.”

“Work hard. Hard work is the best investment a man can make.”

“I have always felt that the surest way to qualify for the job just ahead is to work a little harder than any one else on the job one is holding down.”

“When you start in life, if you find you are wrongly placed, don’t hesitate to change, but don’t change because troubles come up and difficulties arise. You must meet and overcome and conquer them. And in meeting and overcoming and conquering them, you will make yourself stronger for the future.”

“Almost every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That’s not the place to become discouraged.”

“We are all salesmen every day of our lives. We are selling our ideas, our plans, our enthusiasms to those with whom we come in contact.”

“The real test of business greatness is in giving opportunity to others.”

“The way to get things done is to stimulate competition. I do not mean in a sordid, money-getting way, but in the desire to excel.”