Otto Kahn

Banker & Patron German-American 1867 – 1934

Influential investment banker and major supporter of the arts.

397 quotes

"Education opens doors that your circumstances tried to close."
Education
"Time is the currency of life."
Time
"Truth will always win in the end."
Truth
"Freedom is not free; it requires constant vigilance."
Freedom
"Peace is not merely the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice."
Peace
"Nature heals the weary soul."
Nature
"Art is the expression of the human spirit."
Art
"Science is the pursuit of truth."
Science
"Music is the poetry of the air."
Music
"Faith is the substance of things hoped for."
Faith
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
Leadership
"Work hard in silence, let success make the noise."
Work
"Dreams are the touchstones of our characters."
Dreams
"Laughter is the best medicine."
Humor
"Beauty is truth and truth is beauty."
Beauty
"We fear death because we have not yet lived."
Death
"Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did."
Perseverance
"Gratitude is the memory of the heart."
Gratitude
"Every act of creation is first an act of destruction."
Creativity
"Justice without mercy is cruelty."
Justice
"Patience is not passive; it is active endurance."
Patience
"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."
Kindness
"Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts."
Strength
"Fear is faith in the wrong thing."
Fear
"Power without responsibility is tyranny."
Power
"Wealth is the test of a man's character."
Money
"A healthy mind lives in a healthy body."
Health
"Adventure is not outside man; it is within."
Adventure
"Imagination is the beginning of creation."
Imagination
"Technology is a tool, not a solution."
Technology