Those who would administer [charity] wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity. It were better for mankind that the millions of the rich were thrown into the sea than spent to encourage the slothful, the drunken, the unworthy. Of every thousand dollars spent in so-called charity today, it is probable that nine hundred and fifty dollars is unwisely spent - so spent, indeed, as to produce the very evils which it hopes to mitigate or cure.

No man can become rich without himself enriching others

If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

All honor's wounds are self-inflicted.

Humanities education is the worst thing for an industrialist.