"I am not a hero; I am a mere manufacturer."

"The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight."

"I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution."

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."

"Success can be attained in any branch of human labor. There is always room at the top in every pursuit."