It may be in seemingly unimportant things that a man expresses his passion for perfection, yet they will count heavily in the long run.

Young men may enjoy dropping their work at five or six o'clock and slipping into a dress suit for an evening of pleasure; but the habit has certain drawbacks.

I have always felt that the surest way to qualify for the job just ahead is to work a little harder than any one else on the job one is holding down.

The real test of business greatness is in giving opportunity to others.

I am not a believer in large salaries. I hold that every man should be paid for personal production. Our big men at Bethlehem seldom get salaries of over one hundred dollars a week; but all of them receive bonuses computed entirely on the efficiencies and the economies registered in their departments.

I disagreed with Carnegie's ideas on how best to distribute his wealth. I spent mine!

I have yet to hear an instance where misfortune hit a man because he worked overtime. I know lots of instances where it hit men who did not.