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.

The essence of wealth is the capacity to control the forces of nature, and the extent of wealth depends upon read more

The essence of wealth is the capacity to control the forces of nature, and the extent of wealth depends upon the level of technology and the ability to create new knowledge.

A man who has a million dollars is as well off as if her were rich.

A man who has a million dollars is as well off as if her were rich.

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.

Make sure you want it enough.

Make sure you want it enough.

The buck stops with the guy who signs the checks.

The buck stops with the guy who signs the checks.

Fortune has something of the nature of a woman. If she is too intensely wooed, she commonly goes the further read more

Fortune has something of the nature of a woman. If she is too intensely wooed, she commonly goes the further away.

Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themselves a lot of it, they think they're fine fellows and read more

Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themselves a lot of it, they think they're fine fellows and don't need to explain themselves.

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.