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Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.
Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.
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.
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.
Concentrate your strengths against your competitor's relative weaknesses.
Concentrate your strengths against your competitor's relative weaknesses.
Tax reform means, 'Don't tax you, don't tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree.'.
Tax reform means, 'Don't tax you, don't tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree.'.
Frankly, I don't want to see a rapid upturn. I want it to hold until some of these idiotic competitors read more
Frankly, I don't want to see a rapid upturn. I want it to hold until some of these idiotic competitors go bust.
The boss must first distinguish between action information and status information. He must discipline himself not to act on problems read more
The boss must first distinguish between action information and status information. He must discipline himself not to act on problems his managers can solve, and never to act on problems when he is explicitly reviewing status. I once knew a boss who invariably picked up the phone to give orders before the end of the first paragraph in a status report. That response is guaranteed to squelch full disclosure.
Only little people pay taxes.
Only little people pay taxes.
The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.
The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.
