Pioneering don't pay.

Do real and permanent good in this world.

There is nothing that robs a righteous cause of its strength more than a millionaire's money.

Be king in your dreams. Make your vow that you will reach that position, with untarnished reputation, and make no other vow to distract your attention.

Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.

Give me the life of the boy whose mother is nurse, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, teacher, angel, and saint, all in one, and whose father is guide, exemplar, and friend. No servants to come between. These are the boys who are born to the best fortune.

I spent the first half of my life making money and the second half of my life giving it away to do the most good and the least harm.