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.

The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.

Any idea that is held in the mind, that is emphasized, that is either feared or revered, will begin at once to cloth itself in the most convenient and appropriate form available.

If it is right that schools should be maintained by the whole community for the well-being of the whole, it is right also that libraries should be so maintained.

Put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.

The man of wealth [should] consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon to administer to produce the most beneficial results for the community - the man of wealth thus becoming the mere trustee and agent for his poorer brethren, bringing to their service his superior wisdom, experience and ability to administer, doing for them better than that they would or could do for themselves.

It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.