11 quotes
Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist (1835–1919)
“A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.”
"Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his life-time for the good of the community."
on Community
"The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket."
on Investment
"Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs."
on Power
"No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit."
on Success
"As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do."
on Philosophy
"Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best."
"I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle."
"All honor's wounds are self-inflicted."
on Honor
"The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell."
"There is little success where there is little laughter."
