To kill a man will be considered as disgusting [in the twentieth century] as we in this day consider it disgusting to eat one.

I don't believe in God. My God is patriotism. Teach a man to be a good citizen and you have solved the problem of life.

Life is not so much a matter of position as of disposition.

There is very little success where there is very little laughter.

Do real and permanent good in this world.

Wealth is not to feed our egos but to feed the hungry and to help people help themselves.

Here is the prime condition of success: Concentrate your energy, thought and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. Having begun on one line, resolve to fight it out on that line, to lead in it, adopt every improvement, have the best machinery, and know the most about it.