Charles Schwab

Steel Executive American 1862 – 1939

Built Bethlehem Steel and became one of America's wealthiest men.

375 quotes

"If you wish to know the truth about yourself, watch how you act when you think nobody is looking."
Truth
"The greatest wealth is health."
Health
"Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right.'"
Time
"One must learn to work, or one cannot earn an honest living."
Work
"Thrift is not about being cheap; it is about being smart with resources."
Wisdom
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time."
Wisdom
"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out."
Success
"The path to greatness is paved with perseverance."
Perseverance
"A man without ambition is like a ship without a rudder."
Motivation
"The best investment is in yourself."
Education
"Opportunity comes to those who are prepared."
"The man who asks for an advantage when he is already at an advantage is unreasonable."
Justice
"Fear is the greatest obstacle to success."
Fear
"Do not follow where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Courage
"The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision it, you can achieve it."
Imagination
"Hard work is the price of success."
Success
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Education
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a person can change by changing their attitude."
Change
"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races, one after the other."
Perseverance
"The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing."
Wisdom
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
Leadership
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Dreams
"Time is the most valuable currency."
Time
"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."
Courage
"The accumulation of small daily improvements is the key to success."
Success
"One moment of patience may ward off great disaster."
Patience
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Strength
"Do not let yesterday take up too much of today."
Time
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Work
"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it."
Success