He was indifferent to money.

To make his discoveries of still greater service to mankind was his whole aim.

It was others who made fortunes out of his inventions.

Goodyear died a poor man.
In his book, a copy of which was printed on gumelastic sheets and bound in hard rubber carved, he summed up his philosophy in this statement: "The writer is not disposed to repine and say that he has planted and others have gathered the fruits.

The advantages of a career in life should not be estimated exclusively by the standard of dollars and cents, as it is too often done.