"I believe in the sacredness of a promise, that a man's word should be as good as his bond; that character, not wealth or power, is the supreme thing."

"I have always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity."

"The man who starts out with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed; you must have a larger ambition."

"The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets."

"The American Beauty Rose can be produced in the splendor and fragrance which bring cheer to its beholder only by sacrificing the early buds which grow up around it. This is not an evil tendency in bus…"