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He who lives by the crystal ball soon learns to eat ground glass.
He who lives by the crystal ball soon learns to eat ground glass.
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?
Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want.
Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want.
A fool and his money are soon parted. - Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry.
A fool and his money are soon parted. - Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry.
Every era has a currency that buys souls. In some the currency is pride, in others it is hope, in read more
Every era has a currency that buys souls. In some the currency is pride, in others it is hope, in still others it is a holy cause. There are of course times when hard cash will buy souls, and the remarkable thing is that such times are marked by civility, tolerance, and the smooth working of everyday life.
He that is rich is wise.
He that is rich is wise.
Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those they destine for their tools read more
Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those they destine for their tools the exact quality of strength that matters for their work.
Entrepreneurship is the last refuge of the trouble making individual.
Entrepreneurship is the last refuge of the trouble making individual.
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
