The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.

There is scarcely an instance of a man who has made a fortune by speculation and kept it

Give me a man with an average ability but a burning desire to succeed and I will give you a winner in exchange every time.

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.

I believe that the road to pre-eminent success in any line of work is to make yourself master of that line of work.

The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it.