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

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What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career.

What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career.

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...

The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events,...

The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events,...

Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.

Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.

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...

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

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...

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

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

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...

A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.

A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.

My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.

My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.

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,...

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 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...

The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and...

The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and...

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

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

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

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.

Five wives can't all be wrong.

Five wives can't all be wrong.