"I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature."

"I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure."

"Next to the Christian religion, the greatest civilizer of mankind is business."

"I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm than a man who knows everything."

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