"The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion."

"The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun."

"A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship."

"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."

"I would rather be a beggar and spend my time in the open air than to be shut up in the vaults of a bank."