The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it

Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it

And while the law (of competition) may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department

When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, I can't

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave

The man who dies rich dies disgraced

The morality of compromise sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised

Upon the sacredness of property civilization itself depends - the right of the laborer to his hundred dollars in the savings bank, and equally the legal right of the millionaire to his millions

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best