There is no use whatsoever in trying to help people who do not help themselves.

I spent the first half of my life making money and the second half of my life giving it away to do the most good and the least harm.

When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make lemonade.

Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration.

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.

The sole purpose of being rich is to give away money.

The morality of compromise sounds contradictory.