Top 10 Best Aristotle Onassis Quotes

Aristotle Onassis (1906 – 1975) — the legendary Greek shipping tycoon and one of the wealthiest men of the 20th century. His life was the story of a man who started from nothing and built a vast empire, becoming a symbol of success and luxurious living. He was known not only as a business magnate, but also as a charismatic man surrounded by beautiful women and famous romances — among them Maria Callas and Jacqueline Kennedy. Onassis had a rare gift: he knew how to take risks, think on a grand scale, and always go against the rules.

            Here are his 10 best quotes:

• “If women didn’t exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.” 
• “After a certain point, money ceases to matter, it stops being the goal, the game is all that matters.”
• “Crises give birth to moguls.”
• “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”
• “If someone is mediocre he will pass by unnoticed, if he is outrageously successful, he is suspicious. To be successful you have to act big, think big, and talk big. My law in business is to be the one buying not selling. The more you have the more you know you don’t have.”
• “I have neither friends nor enemies, only competitors. Every profit is an injustice to someone. I am as rich as only I know how to be.“
• “Be either rich or an enemy of the rich. I understand both, but never be envious of the rich and try to please them at the same time.“
• “You will understand that if you make things easier for others you will earn their liking.“
• “The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.”
• “Never start a job, a battle, or a relationship, if the fear of losing overshadows the prospect of success.”