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.
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The creditor hath a better memory than the debtor.
The creditor hath a better memory than the debtor.
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.
If money be not they servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to read more
If money be not they servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him.
...it is solely bigness in business which makes it possible to supply the masses with all those products the present-day read more
...it is solely bigness in business which makes it possible to supply the masses with all those products the present-day American common man does not want to do without. Luxury goods for the few can be produced in small shops. Luxury goods for the many require big business.
A man is a person that will pay two dollars for a one dollar item he wants. A woman will read more
A man is a person that will pay two dollars for a one dollar item he wants. A woman will pay one dollar for a two dollar item she doesn't want.
The budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management.
The budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management.
Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.
Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.
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.
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
