I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.

It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.

I'm glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the [ Standard Oil Company]. I'm glad many people read my book and found out the truth.

Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.

Competition is a sin.

The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.

Often-times the most difficult competition comes, not from the strong, the intelligent, the conservative competitor, but from the man who is holding on by the eyelids and is ignorant of his costs, and anyway he's got to keep running or bust!