Solomon Loeb

Banker & Merchant German-American 1828 – 1903

Founded Loeb & Co. investment bank that became Lehman Brothers.

441 quotes

"Solitude is the crucible where true character is forged."
Solitude
"The market rewards not the greedy, but the patient and prudent."
Money
"Beauty without purpose is merely decoration; purpose without beauty is merely function."
Beauty
"A legacy is not measured in dollars, but in the lives we touch."
Family
"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all pursuits."
Knowledge
"In times of crisis, our principles are tested more than our resources."
Courage
"True friendship transcends the boundaries of time and circumstance."
Friendship
"The art of giving is knowing when and how to let others build their own fortunes."
Kindness
"Peace is not the absence of struggle, but the mastery of it."
Peace
"To lead effectively, one must first learn to listen wisely."
Leadership
"The roots of a nation are found in the education of its youth."
Education
"Patience is the virtue that separates the successful from the desperate."
Patience
"Every ending contains within it the seeds of a new beginning."
Change
"The strongest chains are those we forge ourselves through ignorance."
Freedom
"Art is the language that speaks when words fail."
Art
"Success built on dishonesty is a monument to future regret."
Success
"The courage to be honest is far rarer than the courage to fight."
Truth
"Nature teaches us that growth requires both sunshine and storm."
Nature
"Music is mathematics made manifest in the human soul."
Music
"Faith without works is like a ship without a rudder."
Faith
"The measure of a man is not what he accumulates, but what he surrenders."
Strength
"Adventure begins where fear ends and curiosity begins."
Adventure
"Imagination is the only resource that multiplies when shared."
Imagination
"Death teaches us what life should have taught us sooner."
Death
"The greatest perseverance is that which continues after hope has fled."
Perseverance
"Gratitude is the compound interest of the grateful heart."
Gratitude
"Creativity flourishes not in comfort, but in the friction of ideas."
Creativity
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it is justice corrupted."
Justice
"Power without wisdom is merely the machinery of tyranny."
Power
"Health is the foundation upon which all other achievements rest."
Health