The greatest fortunes are built not in a day, but through ye... - John Jacob Astor

"The greatest fortunes are built not in a day, but through years of persistence."

John Jacob Astor Perseverance

Fur Trader & Merchant German-American 1763–1848

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"A man is known by the company he keeps."

"The richest man is not he who has the most, but he who wants the least."

"Do not let yesterday take up too much of today."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."