“I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.”

I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks

Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.

The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.

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.

I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.

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

Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.

I shall use such influence as I have in emphasizing the basic truths common to all denominations, in lowering denominational barriers and in promoting effective cooperation among Christians of whatever creed.

I was born into it and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there, like air or food, or any other element. The only question with wealth is what you do with it.

I was trained from the beginning to work, to save. I have always regarded it a as a religious duty to get all I could honorably and to give all I could.

The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money.

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

I’m glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the [ Standard Oil Company]. I’m glad many people read my book and found out the truth.

Save when you can and not when you have to.

God gave me my money.

I don’t create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done.

To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

Success is when your signature becomes an autograph.

Whatever you like to do, make it a hobby and whatever the world likes to do, make it a business.

The best place to solve a problem is on paper.

If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.

Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.

Our biggest cost is not power, or servers, or people. It’s lack of utilization. It dominates all other costs.