When beggars and shoeshine boys, barbers and beauticians can tell you how to get rich it is time to remind yourself that there is no more dangerous illusion than the belief that one can get something for nothing.

Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by liars.

We did not all come over on the same ship, but we are all in the same boat.

Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of action without thought.

Whatever task you undertake, do it with all your heart and soul. Always be courteous, never be discouraged. Beware of him who promises something for nothing. Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures. Do not look for approval except the consciousness of doing your best.

Never pay the slightest attention to what a company president ever says about his stock.

Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than talking.