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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 fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied.
The fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied.
The rich are different from you and me because they have more credit.
The rich are different from you and me because they have more credit.
When you want something, you have to be willing to pay your dues.
When you want something, you have to be willing to pay your dues.
Buying is a profound pleasure.
Buying is a profound pleasure.
Based on first-hand evidence of your own senses - the improved health and later ages at which acquaintances die nowadays read more
Based on first-hand evidence of your own senses - the improved health and later ages at which acquaintances die nowadays as compared with the past; the material goods that we now possess; the speed at which information, entertainment, and we ourselves move freely throughout the world - it seems to me that a person must be literally deaf and blind not to perceive that humanity is in a much better state than ever before.
It takes all the fun out of a bracelet if you have to buy it yourself.
It takes all the fun out of a bracelet if you have to buy it yourself.
You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people.
You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people.
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.