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Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service; by the idea that "he profits most read more
Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service; by the idea that "he profits most who serves best" and I will show you a man or an outfit that is dead or dying.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.
If you marry for money, you will surely earn it.
If you marry for money, you will surely earn it.
The politicians don't just want your money. They want your soul. They want you to be worn down by taxes read more
The politicians don't just want your money. They want your soul. They want you to be worn down by taxes until you are dependent and helpless. When you subsidize poverty and failure, you get more of both.
Prices are important not because money is considered paramount but because prices are a fast and effective conveyor of information read more
Prices are important not because money is considered paramount but because prices are a fast and effective conveyor of information through a vast society in which fragmented knowledge must be coordinated.
The dynamics of capitalism is postponement of enjoyment to the constantly postponed future.
The dynamics of capitalism is postponement of enjoyment to the constantly postponed future.
The first condition for the establishment of perpetual peace is the general adoption of the principles of laissez-faire capitalism.
The first condition for the establishment of perpetual peace is the general adoption of the principles of laissez-faire capitalism.
Economics is a theoretical science and as such abstains from any judgement of value. It is not its task to read more
Economics is a theoretical science and as such abstains from any judgement of value. It is not its task to tell people what ends they should aim at. It is a science of the means to be applied for attainment of ends chosen, not, to be sure, a science of the choosing of ends. Ultimate decisions, the valuations and the choosing of ends, are beyond the scope of any science. Science never tells a man how he should act; it merely shows how a man must act if he wants to attain definite ends.
Honor sinks where commerce long prevails.
Honor sinks where commerce long prevails.
