Thomas Fortune Ryan

Financier & Investor American 1851 – 1928

Built fortune through railroads, tobacco, and insurance investments.

380 quotes

"The man who never made a mistake never tried anything new."
Success
"Wealth is the product of man's ability to think."
Money
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."
Success
"The greatest wealth is health."
Health
"A man's true wealth is the good he does in the world."
Wisdom
"Fortune favors the bold."
Courage
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Dreams
"In business, as in life, it is important to persist."
Perseverance
"Money is a tool, not a master."
Money
"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality."
Leadership
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
Time
"A life without purpose is like a ship without a rudder."
Life
"Knowledge is power only if it is applied."
Knowledge
"The pursuit of truth requires courage."
Truth
"Hard work is the price of success."
Work
"Every adversity carries with it the seed of an equal advantage."
Strength
"True friendship is a plant of slow growth."
Friendship
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Work
"Change is the only constant in business."
Change
"Education is the most powerful weapon against ignorance."
Education
"Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation."
Faith
"The measure of a man is what he does with power."
Power
"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."
Hope
"Patience is a virtue that pays dividends."
Patience
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Kindness
"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."
Beauty
"The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing."
Wisdom
"Life is what you make of it."
Life
"Love is the greatest business in the world."
Love
"Success is a journey, not a destination."
Success