Top 25 Quotes & Sayings by Li Ka-shing

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Chinese businessman Li Ka-shing.

Last updated on April 16, 2025.

Sir Ka-shing Li is a Hong Kong business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. As of June 2019, Li is the 30th richest person in the world, with an estimated net wealth of US$29.4 billion. He is the senior advisor for CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings, after he retired from the Chairman of the Board in May 2018; through it, he is the world's leading port investor, developer, and operator of the largest health and beauty retailer in Asia and Europe. Forbes magazine released its Hong Kong fortune league chart in February 2021, which showed that Li Ka-shing had reclaimed his prime position as Hong Kong's richest person, with his net assets topping US$35.40 billion.

Chinese - Businessman | Born: June 13, 1928

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The future may be made up of many factors but where it truly lies is in the hearts and minds of men. Your dedication should not be confined for your own gain, but unleashes your passion for our beloved country as well as for the integrity and humanity of mankind.

Li Ka-shing

We are approaching a new age of synthesis. Knowledge cannot be merely a degree or a skill... it demands a broader vision, capabilities in critical thinking and logical deduction without which we cannot have constructive progress.

Li Ka-shing

Vision is perhaps our greatest strength... it has kept us alive to the power and continuity of thought through the centuries, it makes us peer into the future and lends shape to the unknown.

Li Ka-shing

Once you’re in sales, you will also learn what sells and what not. Use the sensitivity of detecting market sentiments as a platform for running your business and in the identification of product winners in the future.

Li Ka-shing

The first year, I didn't have much capital so I did everything myself. I had to keep my overhead low by learning everything about running a business, from accounting to fixing the gears of my equipment. I really started from scratch.

Li Ka-shing

The fruit that you eat will never taste as beautiful as the fruit that I ate during the turmoil of war. You will never cherish it as much as I do.

Li Ka-shing

I will never be satisfied, like the Olympics.

Li Ka-shing

I needed to save every penny…I needed to be strong, and needed to find some way to secure a future. That’s why I am always conservative. I never forget to maintain stability while advancing, and I never forget to advance while maintaining stability.

Li Ka-shing

Information and communications technology unlocks the value of time, allowing and enabling multi-tasking, multi-channels, multi-this and multi-that.

Li Ka-shing

Businessmen must move with the times...the correlation between knowledge and business as the key to success is closer than ever.

Li Ka-shing

Broaden your vision, and maintain stability while advancing forward. That is my philosophy.

Li Ka-shing

Set your goals high; make friends with different kinds of people; enjoy simple pleasures. Stand on high ground; sit on level ground; walk on expansive ground.

Li Ka-shing

We are living in a dynamic age with multiple ideas and beliefs of correctness; this world is not deterministic and not still.

Li Ka-shing

A good reputation for yourself and your company is an invaluable asset not reflected in the balance sheets.

Li Ka-shing

Buying land is not like buying antique. It is not the only deal available.

Li Ka-shing

Vision is perhaps our greatest strength.. it has kept us alive to the power and continuity of thought through the centuries, it makes us peer into the future and lends shape to the unknown.

Li Ka-shing

I was once an employee myself, so I know what employees want.

Li Ka-shing

In the Han Dynasty, Xiang Yu was very brave and won many battles, but in the end he failed. Treat people with sincerity and build a good organization. Otherwise, it doesn’t matter how famous or how capable you are.

Li Ka-shing

It doesn’t matter how strong or capable you are; if you don’t have a big heart, you will not succeed.

Li Ka-shing

You can believe in Fung Shui if you want, but ultimately people control their own fate. The most important thing is to improve yourself and give it your best. Then many things previously thought to be impossible will become possible.

Li Ka-shing

If it is something that is right for human beings, then I don't care if other people criticize. You cannot please everyone in the world.

Li Ka-shing

As people seek to improve their living environment, there will be continuous demand for residential property. Investment in real estate market should have reasonable prospects in the long run.

Li Ka-shing

In the U.S., philanthropic support from entrepreneurs is tightly integrated into the fabric of society, whether it's health care, medical research, or education. Now, slowly, China will know this.

Li Ka-shing

I was facing life for the first time. I was 12 years old, but I felt like a 20 year old. I knew then what life was.

Li Ka-shing

Sound economic fundamentals coupled with a number of positive factors have partially offset the psychological impact of rising interest rates in Hong Kong.

Li Ka-shing

Top 25 Quotes & Sayings by Li Ka-shing

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