"The sleeping fox catches no poultry...." - Quote by Benjamin Franklin

“Take Courage, Mortal; Death can't banish thee out of the Universe.”

“Let thy maid servant be faithful, strong, and homely.”

“Never take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her in.”

“For out of this modern civilization economic royalists carved new dynasties. New kingdoms were built upon concentration of control over material things. Through new uses of corporations, banks and securities, new machinery of industry and agriculture, of labor and capital - all undreamed of by the Fathers - the whole structure of modern life was impressed into this royal service.”

“We are firmly convinced that private capital, Chinese as well as foreign, must be given liberal opportunities for broad development in postwar China; for China needs industrial growth.”

“Mr Edison gave America just what was needed at that moment in history. They say that when people think of me, they think of my assembly line. Mr. Edison, you built an assembly line which brought together the genius of invention, science and industry.”

“You will always win if you make an effort, no matter how much. However, if you failed it means you were too lazy.”

“Whenever I feel the need to take some exercise I lie down until the feeling goes away.”

“The habit of taking the line of least resistance makes all rivers and some men crooked.”