I can't afford to pay them any other way.

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.

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

I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar.

I choose free libraries as the best agencies for improving the masses of the people, because they give nothing for nothing. They only help those who help themselves.

Speculation is a parasite feeding upon values, creating none.

The rare individuals who unselfishly try to serve others have an enormous advantage-they have little competition.