A sense of thrift is essential to success in business. The businessman must discipline himself to practice economy whenever possible, in his personal life as well as his business affairs.

Oil is like a wild animal. Whoever captures it has it.

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed.

If you look after the pennies, the dollars will look after themselves.

Patience; this is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves.

The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavour. The beauty endures. A work of art lives...through the generations and centuries.

The individual who wants to reach the top in business must appreciate the might and force of habit. He must be quick to break those habits that can break him-and hasten to adopt those practices that will become the habits that help him achieve the success he desires.