Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.

It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.

The entire essence of America is the hope to first make money -- then make money with money -- then read more

The entire essence of America is the hope to first make money -- then make money with money -- then make lots of money with lots of money.

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.

Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself. Think one customer at a time and take care of read more

Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself. Think one customer at a time and take care of each one the best way you can.

Taxation WITH representation ain't so hot either.

Taxation WITH representation ain't so hot either.

We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this read more

We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this century. During the period we may be tempted to abandon some of the time-honored principles and commitments which have been proven during the difficult times of past generations. We must never yield to this temptation. Our American values are not luxuries, but necessities - not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself.
in his farewell address.

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.

Many of the products which create a modern standard of living are only the physical incorporations of ideas- not only read more

Many of the products which create a modern standard of living are only the physical incorporations of ideas- not only the ideas of an Edison or a Ford but the ideas of innumerable anonymous people who figure out the design of supermarkets, the location of gasoline stations, and the million mundane things on which our material well-being depends. Societies which have more people carrying out physical acts and fewer people supplying ideas do not have higher standards of living. Quite the contrary.