All Quotes by J. P. Morgan
“Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see farther.”
“A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.”
“A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.”
“It will fluctuate.”
“I owe the public nothing.”
“The first thing [in credit] is character … before money or anything else. Money cannot buy it.… A man I do not trust could not get money from me on all the bonds in Christendom. I think that is the fundamental basis of business.”
“Money is gold, and nothing else.”
“Untermyer: Is not commercial credit based primarily upon money or property?Morgan: No, sir; the first thing is character.”