Stephen Girard

"Generosity is the only investment guaranteed to return to the giver."

"A merchant who forgets his humanity has become something less than human."

"The seas may rage, but they cannot touch the peace within a righteous heart."

"Success without substance is merely a temporary illusion."

"The greatest education comes from the school of hard experience."

"A fortune built on falsehood will crumble like sand before the tide."

"In generosity lies the secret of enduring happiness."

"The true value of wealth is measured by the good it allows one to accomplish."

"A man who has lost his integrity has lost everything worth keeping."

"The future is written by those who have the courage to act today."

"Every hardship overcome strengthens the character for challenges ahead."

"A prosperous society is built upon the prosperity of all its members."

"The merchant's greatest tool is not his capital, but his character."

"In serving others, a man discovers the deepest purpose of his own life."

"The seas connect us all; business merely makes these connections visible."

"A life of integrity may be more difficult, but it is always more valuable."

"Wealth is a tool; how it is used determines whether it blesses or curses."

"The greatest captain is not the one who commands the most ships, but the one trusted most by his crew."

"A man's worth in the world is ultimately determined by his worth to others."

"The pursuit of profit should never become the pursuit of power over others."

"Every opportunity withheld from another is an opportunity lost by oneself."