In all recorded history there has not been one economist who has had to worry about where the next meal read more

In all recorded history there has not been one economist who has had to worry about where the next meal would come from.

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.

Our job is not to set things right but to see them right.

Our job is not to set things right but to see them right.

Avarice is the vice of declining years.

Avarice is the vice of declining years.

Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by liars.

Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by liars.

The morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men read more

The morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised. I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.

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.

Buying is a profound pleasure.

Buying is a profound pleasure.

Don't buy the house, buy the neighborhood.

Don't buy the house, buy the neighborhood.