Surplus wealth is a sacred trust to be managed for the good of others.

Upon the sacredness of property civilization itself depends-the right of the laborer to his hundred dollars in the savings bank, and equally the legal right of the millionaire to his millions.

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

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

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

There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.