Don't go blindly about the world, but try to find out the reason for things. Knowledge comes from reflection. Learning comes from books. There is no great difference between ingenuity and brains. Genius is nothing but the will to take pains.
Patience is genius.
One source of wealth is raw materials, the other labor. The woes of the past have been caused by the determination of the strong to gather into their hands the profits of labor. There are many who loathe and despise those who succeed. The greatest civilizer in the world, bar none, is a properly conducted business. Money is very jealous.