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

There is no use whatsoever in trying to help people who do not help themselves.

I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.

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

No man can become rich without himself enriching others

Take away my people, but leave my factories and soon grass will grow on the factory floors......Take away my factories, but leave my people and soon we will have a new and better factory.

Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate.