J.P. Morgan

"A great fortune is great slavery."

"The art of living is the art of adaptation."

"A man who cannot forgive has sealed his own grave."

"The greatest investment is the investment in understanding."

"A man's life is what his thoughts make it."

"The power to change is the power to live."

"The wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pipe."

"I like a man who has the ability to take things in hand and make something of them."

"The first thing is character. Without it, nothing else matters much."

"A man is known by the company he keeps, and the debts he pays."

"The man who cannot find time for health is like the tailor who has no time for his needle."

"Gold is money, everything else is credit."

"You can't trust a man who doesn't drink or gamble occasionally."

"The best investment on Earth is earth."

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

"I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the best advice, and then doing the exact opposite."

"The man who never made a mistake never tried anything new."

"Lending money is like fishing—you need the right bait and good timing."

"Every panic in business has its roots in dishonesty."

"The ability to judge character is the most essential skill in business."

"A gentleman is a man who can play the accordion but chooses not to."

"You should not do anything that makes you feel ashamed in the morning."

"The world is a puzzle; one must be clever enough to solve it."

"Money is the root of everything good when properly used."

"A museum is a place where a man can go to see beautiful things and reflect."

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."

"I have had to deal with more millionaires than poor men, and found the latter easier to manage."

"Education teaches you facts; wisdom teaches you how to use them."

"The man who does not read is not better off than the man who cannot read."

"In times of crisis, men reveal their true character."