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.

Sell cheap and tell the truth.

Sell cheap and tell the truth.

The business that considers itself immune to the necessity for advertising sooner or later finds itself immune to business.

The business that considers itself immune to the necessity for advertising sooner or later finds itself immune to business.

Energetic action on debt would make a radical difference to the prospects of many of the poorest countries in the read more

Energetic action on debt would make a radical difference to the prospects of many of the poorest countries in the world, at no practical cost to creditor countries.

Money is the sinews of love, as of war.

Money is the sinews of love, as of war.

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.

Few women care to be laughed at and men not at all, except for large sums of money.

Few women care to be laughed at and men not at all, except for large sums of money.

This world is run with far too tight a rein for luck to interfere. Fortune sells her wares; she never read more

This world is run with far too tight a rein for luck to interfere. Fortune sells her wares; she never gives them. In some form or other, we pay for her favors; or we go empty away.

I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race.

I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race.