"The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit — a reputation for being a man of your word."

"Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed."

"I have never met a man who was so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him."

"If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success."

"I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living, but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living."