A man's reading program should be as carefully planned as his daily diet, for that too is food, without which he cannot grow mentally.

There is nothing that robs a righteous cause of its strength more than a millionaire's money.

There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.

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

Capitalism is about turning luxuries into necessities.

Three generations from shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves.

Concentrate your energy, thought and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged... 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket' is all wrong. I tell you 'put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.'