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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.".
There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can't do any business from there.
There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can't do any business from there.
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?
Sudden money is going from zero to two hundred dollars a week. The rest doesn't count.
Sudden money is going from zero to two hundred dollars a week. The rest doesn't count.
If we devote our time disparaging the products of our business rivals, we hurt business generally, reduce confidence, and increase read more
If we devote our time disparaging the products of our business rivals, we hurt business generally, reduce confidence, and increase discontent.
Money is the sinews of love, as of war.
Money is the sinews of love, as of war.
In the midst of life we are in debt.
In the midst of life we are in debt.
High premiums are being paid today not particularly for quality service or long-term building of a business but rather for read more
High premiums are being paid today not particularly for quality service or long-term building of a business but rather for making money quickly, getting rich, and getting out. And that's wrong.
A bad forgery's the ultimate insult.
A bad forgery's the ultimate insult.
