James Fisk

"I have learned that honor and wealth are often inversely proportional."

"A man who knows his own weaknesses can turn them to his advantage."

"The stock market is not a measure of value but a measure of opinion."

"I believe that life is what one makes of it with nerve and capital."

"The man who never changes his mind often changes his fortune for the worse."

"The greatest strength is knowing when to appear weak."

"Gold is the language that all nations understand, regardless of borders."

"A successful man is simply an unsuccessful man who refused to accept failure."

"The path to glory is often paved with the ruins of the cautious."

"I have found that loyalty is worth precisely what one is willing to pay for it."

"The art of success is knowing what to want and being willing to take it."

"A man of imagination will always find a way to turn crisis into opportunity."

"The railroad changed America not because of the rails, but because of the audacity."

"I have observed that the best deals are made between men of similar cunning."

"Time moves slowly for the poor and quickly for the rich, or so it seems."

"A cheerful bankruptcy is better than a miserable fortune earned in monotony."

"The secret of life is making people believe in your vision before you believe in it yourself."

"Every man is a capitalist at heart; some merely lack the courage to act."

"I have learned that fear is the only real limitation in human affairs."

"The world belongs to those who understand that all things have a price."

"A man without ambition is not yet truly poor, merely incomplete."

"Society rewards the bold and forgets the careful with equal indifference."

"The greatest education comes not from books but from the school of hard knocks and profit."

"I believe that every man has his breaking point and every market has its peak."

"A friend who will not lend you money in need is worth nothing in success."

"The future is not predetermined; it is seized by those bold enough to claim it."

"Gold speaks louder than all the eloquence in the halls of government."

"I have found that the greatest obstacles often precede the greatest victories."

"A man's true character emerges when his fortune hangs in the balance."

"The art of negotiation is making the other man believe he has won."