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Modern man drives a mortgaged car over a bond-financed highway on credit-card gas.
Modern man drives a mortgaged car over a bond-financed highway on credit-card gas.
Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.
Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.
Alexander Hamilton originated the put and take system in our national treasury: the taxpayers put it in, and the politicians read more
Alexander Hamilton originated the put and take system in our national treasury: the taxpayers put it in, and the politicians take it out.
The money-changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple read more
The money-changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple to the ancient truths.
What is high finance? It’s knowing the difference between one and ten, multiplying, subtracting and adding. You just add noughts. read more
What is high finance? It’s knowing the difference between one and ten, multiplying, subtracting and adding. You just add noughts. It’s no more than that.
The pen is mightier than the sword, but no match for the accountant.
The pen is mightier than the sword, but no match for the accountant.
FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation read more
FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation of this word with the i long and the accent on the first syllable is one of America's most precious discoveries and possessions.
Finance, like time, devours its own children.
Finance, like time, devours its own children.
We estimate the wisdom of nations by seeing what they did with their surplus capital.
We estimate the wisdom of nations by seeing what they did with their surplus capital.