Few women care to be laughed at and men not at all, except for large sums of money.

Few women care to be laughed at and men not at all, except for large sums of money.

Goodwill is the one and only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy.

Goodwill is the one and only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy.

I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.

I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.

Profits are like breathing. You have to have them. But who would stay alive just to breathe?

Profits are like breathing. You have to have them. But who would stay alive just to breathe?

The Trojans lost the war because they fell for a really dumb trick. hey, there's a gigantic wooden horse outside read more

The Trojans lost the war because they fell for a really dumb trick. hey, there's a gigantic wooden horse outside and all the Greeks have left. Let's bring it inside! Not a formula for long-term survival. Now if they had formed a task force to study the Trojan Horse and report back to a committee, everyone wouldn't have been massacred.. Who says middle management is useless?

There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, read more

There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.

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.".

Money talks...but all mine ever says is good-bye.

Money talks...but all mine ever says is good-bye.

My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants.

My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants.