To do the right thing, at the right time, in the right way; to do some things better than they were ever done before; to eliminate errors; to know both sides of the question; to be courteous; to be an example; to work for the love of work; to anticipate requirements; to develop resources; to recognize no impediments; to master circumstances; to act from reason rather than rule; to be satisfied with nothing short of perfection.

Buying real estate is not only the best way, the quickest way, the safest way, but the only way to become wealthy.

Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy.

Right or wrong, the customer is always right.

I have tried to make all my acts and commercial moves the result of definite consideration and sound judgment. There were never any great ventures or risks. I practiced honest, slow-growing business methods, and tried to back them with energy and good system.

I was determined not to remain poor.

The greatest good [a man] can do is to cultivate himself in order that he may be of greater use to humanity.