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

"The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced."

"The parent who leaves his son enormous wealth generally deadens the talents and energies of the son, and tempts him to lead a less useful and less worthy life than he otherwise would."

"I resolved that I would not be a slave to the dollar."

"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."