J.P. Morgan

"The secret to happiness is not in getting what you want, but in wanting what you have."

"I believe in hard work, but I also believe in hard play. Balance is key."

"The man who is too busy to read is too busy to succeed."

"A fortune made quickly is often lost quickly. Lasting wealth is built slowly."

"I have never met a truly successful man who was also a dishonest man."

"The best way to help the poor is not charity, but opportunity."

"A man's silence can speak louder than his words if he knows when to keep quiet."

"The future is not something that happens to you. It is something you create."

"I prefer to lead by example rather than by decree."

"The true cost of something is not just the money, but the time and effort required."

"A man should never be so busy that he forgets to think."

"The strongest fortunes are built on the strongest principles."

"I have learned that the best way to predict the future is to create it."

"The first thing is character; before money or anything else. Character is the foundation of all business relations."

"A man is known by the company he keeps, and his success is often determined by his associations."

"The wise man doesn't give the right answer, he poses the right question."

"Think of us as merchants, not bankers. We buy and sell financial instruments like merchants buy and sell goods."

"Gold is money. Everything else is credit."

"The man who cannot make decisions cannot lead."

"A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason."

"The success of any enterprise depends upon the ability to inspire confidence."

"I like a man who grins when he fights."

"Remember always that the composer's pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist; in you lie all the possibilities of the creation of beauty."

"The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, but the kind of man the country turns out."

"Any man who must ask about the annual upkeep of a yacht cannot afford one."

"The public be damned. We don't run the railroad for the public benefit."

"Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave."

"The ability to feel the market's pulse before others is what separates the great from the ordinary."

"In a panic, everyone for themselves; in an opportunity, those who act decisively."

"Never give up on a man until he has failed at something he likes."