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Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers (six if one went to Harvard).
Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers (six if one went to Harvard).
The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.
The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.
Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.
Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.
Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell read more
Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.
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.
Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded- here and there, read more
Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded- here and there, now and then- are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.This is known as "bad luck.".
Business is a means- the only means- to increase the quantity of goods available for preserving life and rendering it read more
Business is a means- the only means- to increase the quantity of goods available for preserving life and rendering it more agreeable.
The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.
The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.
All currency is neurotic currency.
All currency is neurotic currency.