Source identified
“Drive thy business, or it will drive thee.”
Work becomes harder to control when it is left unmanaged; the maxim favors deliberate direction, priorities, and active stewardship over reactive pressure.
Source note: Poor Richard’s Almanack; a compact maxim about managing work before accumulated demands begin managing you.
Source identified
“Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
The proverb links routine and self-discipline with health, productivity, and practical judgment.
Source note: Poor Richard’s Almanack; proverb on routine, work and practical discipline.
Source identified
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings.”
Consistent skill and diligence can create opportunities that status alone cannot guarantee.
Source note: Proverbs 22:29, King James Version.
Source identified
“You work that you may keep pace with the earth and the soul of the earth.”
Work is presented as participation in life rather than only a transaction for wages or status.
Source note: The Prophet, “On Work.”
Source identified
“Ambition, energy, industry, perseverance, are indispensable requisites for success in business.”
The sentence presents business success as a compound result of sustained energy and persistence rather than a single clever idea or fortunate moment.
Source note: The Art of Money Getting, in Barnum’s discussion of thorough work and business effort.
Source identified
“The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.”
Steady planning and diligence are contrasted with hurried action, which can create waste despite the desire for quick results.
Source note: Proverbs 21:5, King James Version.