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.

The surest foundation of a manufacturing concern is quality. After that, and a long way after, comes cost.

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.

A word, a look, an accent, may affect the destiny not only of individuals, but of nations. He is a bold man who calls anything a trifle.

You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.

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.

A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.