Five wives can't all be wrong.

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Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price...

Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price...

The overwhelming majority of my rated wealth consists of investments in companies that produce goods...

The overwhelming majority of my rated wealth consists of investments in companies that produce goods...

Governments, of course, can - and do - soak the rich.

Governments, of course, can - and do - soak the rich.

There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.

There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.

Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature,...

Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature,...

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue.

I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue.

The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on...

The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on...

In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the...

In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the...

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once...

Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once...

Rhetoric and dialectics can't change what I have learned from observation and experience.

Rhetoric and dialectics can't change what I have learned from observation and experience.

I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships...

I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships...

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

I have never been given to envy - save for the envy I feel toward...

I have never been given to envy - save for the envy I feel toward...

I was 37 when my father died-and I no longer had any freedom of choice...

I was 37 when my father died-and I no longer had any freedom of choice...

You cannot further the Brotherhood of Man by encouraging class hatred.

You cannot further the Brotherhood of Man by encouraging class hatred.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I can afford to say what I wish.

I can afford to say what I wish.

I take pride in the creation of my wealth, in its existence and in the...

I take pride in the creation of my wealth, in its existence and in the...