Otto Kahn

"Temperance in pleasure and moderation in ambition lead to lasting happiness."

"The art of negotiation is knowing when to hold and when to fold."

"The cultivation of taste is an investment in one's own humanity."

"The difference between rich and wealthy is character and vision."

"The educated mind is an investment that compounds forever."

"The essence of leadership is making others believe they can achieve."

"The pursuit of beauty is the pursuit of truth in its most visible form."

"The truly powerful person is one who lifts others to their level."

"The world belongs to the imaginative, not merely to the methodical."

"Thought without action is philosophy; action without thought is chaos."

"To educate is to civilize; to civilize is to elevate humanity."

"To forget one's heritage is to lose one's anchor to the future."

"Tolerance of mediocrity breeds a mediocre world."

"Tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today."

"True nobility is demonstrated through service, not through status."

"Understanding the past is essential to shaping the future."

"Vanity is the tax the ambitious pay for success."

"Virtue is its own reward, but it also attracts reward."

"The real measure of wealth is what you can afford to lose."

"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits."

"The greatest luxury is the freedom to choose your own path."

"In art, as in life, the journey matters more than the destination."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it."

"The mind is like a garden; it must be cultivated to flourish."

"What we give to the world comes back to us in unexpected ways."

"Time is the one currency that cannot be replenished."

"A life without wonder is a life without purpose."

"The foundation of all success is integrity."

"Beauty exists not in perfection, but in authenticity."

"Wisdom whispers where knowledge shouts."