Capitalism is about turning luxuries into necessities.

The man who dies rich, dies disgraced.

Success can be attained in any branch of labor. There’s always room at the top in every pursuit.

It is more difficult to give money away intelligently than to earn it in the first place.

Why should men leave great fortunes to their children? If this is done from affection, is it not misguided affection? Observation teaches that, generally speaking, it is not well for the children that they should be so burdened.

It is not the rich man's son that the young struggler for advancement has to fear in the race for life, nor his nephew, nor his cousin. Let him look out for the dark horse in the boy who begins by sweeping out the office.

The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.