J.P. Morgan

"Beauty is not in what you see but in what you understand."

"The greatest investment is in the development of one's own character."

"A gentleman knows his limitations and respects the limitations of others."

"The world is divided into those who create and those who consume; I prefer creators."

"A man's reputation is like a mirror; keep it clean and it will reflect well on you."

"The secret of success is to do something every day that others are not willing to do."

"I have learned that the hard way is often the only way."

"A life well-lived is a life spent in the company of good people and good books."

"The man who fears the market will never profit from it."

"The first thing is character. Without that, you haven't got a foundation upon which to build anything of consequence."

"I like a man who comes right out and says what he means. That kind of man is easier to deal with than one who is not."

"The man who cannot live on bread and water is not fit to be in the business world."

"A man is bound to succeed if he gives his best effort to his work, regardless of the field he chooses."

"Save a part of your income, no matter how small, and you will build a fortune."

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

"If you have to ask the price, you cannot afford it."

"The growth of a great business is due more to systematic saving and wise investment than to extraordinary gains."

"Courage is the rarest quality in an executive, more rare than honesty or intelligence."

"No great fortune has ever come into existence without bringing responsibility with it."

"The man who has no money is poor, but the man who has nothing but money is poorer still."

"Concentration is my motto—first honesty, then industry, then concentration."

"I keep six honest serving-men. They taught me all I knew: their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who."

"A man should never lose his sense of proportion."

"The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do."

"The best investments are often the ones that compound steadily over decades."

"I never ask a man about his private affairs. A man's word is his bond."

"The most important thing in life is to believe in yourself and keep moving forward."

"You cannot build a great fortune by saving alone. You must invest wisely."

"Every speculation is a form of human nature trying to express itself."

"The bigger the man, the bigger the debt he owes to society."