"The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell."

"There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity."

"The older I get, the more I admire and love bright women."

"The law of competition, therefore, it may be said, is here, for the present, at least, and for the individual, beneficial, because it insures the survival of the fittest in every department."

"I resolved that I would not be a partner in any enterprise in which I was not the sole or at least the controlling owner."