...we see that there are two different kinds of...societies: (a) parasitic societies and (b) producing societies. The former are those which live from hunting, fishing, or merely gleaning. By their economic activities they do not increase, but rather decrease, the amount of wealth in the world. The second kind of societies, producing societies, live by agricultural and pastoral activities. By these activities they seek to increase the amount of wealth in the world.
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More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause.
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Utility is our national shibboleth: the savior of the American businessman is fact and his uterine half-brother, statistics.
Utility is our national shibboleth: the savior of the American businessman is fact and his uterine half-brother, statistics.
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It is time that financial types developed a greater tolerance for imprecision, because that’s the way the world is.
The budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management.
The budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management.
Emotions are your worst enemy in the stock market.
Emotions are your worst enemy in the stock market.
