"I would not give a penny for a man's opinion on a subject if he had not risked anything on it."

"I would rather have a man who is honest and truthful than a man who is brilliant and dishonest."

"The best business in the world is a well run oil company."

"I have no desire to make a great display. I want to save money."

"I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money's sake."