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

One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything everynight before you go to bed.

I have known men who could see through the motivations of others with the skill of a clairvoyant; only to prove blind to their own mistakes. I have been one of those men.

When the outlook is steeped in pessimism, I remind myself, "Two and two still make four, and you can't keep humankind down for long."

Increased wages, higher pensions, more unemployment insurance, all are of no avail if the purchasing power of money falls faster.

Whatever men attempt, they seem driven to overdo. When hopes are soaring, I always repeat to myself that two and two still make four.

You can talk about capitalism and communism and all that sort of thing, but the important thing is the struggle everybody is engaged in to get better living conditions, and they are not interested too much in government.