...the law which is never to be broken is never required.

Show me a man of average ability but extraordinary desire and I'll show you a winner every time.

If thou dost not sow, thou shalt not reap.

I wish to have as my epitaph: 'Here lies a man who was wise enough to bring into his service men who knew more than he.'

I have had a long, long life full of troubles, but there is one curious fact about them-nine-tenths of them never happened.

Be king in your dreams. Make your vow that you will reach that position, with untarnished reputation, and make no other vow to distract your attention.

I believe the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master in that line. I have no faith in the policy of scattering one's resources, and in my experience I have rarely if ever met a man who achieved preeminence in money making.. certainly never one in manufacturing.. who was interested in many concerns.