Give me the life of the boy whose mother is nurse, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, teacher, angel, and saint, all in one, and whose father is guide, exemplar, and friend. No servants to come between. These are the boys who are born to the best fortune.

I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.

Strength is derived from unity. The range of our collective vision is far greater when individual insights become one.

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

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

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.