"Upon the sacredness of property civilization itself depends - the right of the laborer to his hundred dollars in the savings bank, and equally the right of the millionaire to his millions."

"People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents."

"The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own."

"There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb himself."

"The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident."