“The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.”
“As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.”
“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.”
“Concentration is my motto — first honesty, then industry, then concentration.”
“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or to get all the credit for doing it.”
“The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.”
“Do your duty and a little more, and the future will take care of itself.”
“I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.”
“Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.”
“Aim for the highest.”
“There is little success where there is little laughter.”
“The older I get the less I listen to what people say and the more I look at what they do.”
“I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar.”
“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision.”
“Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.”
“You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb a little himself.”
“Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success.”
“Wealth is not to feed our egos but to feed the hungry and to help people help themselves.”
“Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.”
“No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.”
“The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.”
“A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people.”
“The man who dies rich, dies disgraced.”
“Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital.”
“I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.”
“To try to make the world in some way better than you found it is to have a noble motive in life.”
“No man can become rich without himself enriching others.”
“Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.”
“There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.”
“Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.”
“Put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.”
“The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.”
“All honor’s wounds are self-inflicted.”
“The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work.”
“To my mind, the best sort of charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves.”
“Anything in life worth having is worth working for.”
“My heart is in the work.”
“I believe that the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master of that line.”
“There is no use whatsoever in trying to help people who do not help themselves.”
“Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.”
“It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.”
“The secret of success lies not in doing your own work but in recognizing the right man to do it.”
“Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.”
“There is no use whatsoever in trying to help people who do not help themselves.”
“The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work.”
“Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”
“Put all your eggs in one basket and watch that basket.”
“Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.”
“The older I get the less I listen to what people say and the more I look at what they do.”
“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.”
“Do your duty and a little more, and the future will take care of itself.”
“A man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.”
“The secret of success lies not in doing your own work but in recognizing the right man to do it.”
“The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.”
“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or to get all the credit for doing it.”
“Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”
“The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.”
“The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work.”
“Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.”
“The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.”