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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.
The truth is that economic competition is the very opposite of competition in the animal kingdom. It is not a read more
The truth is that economic competition is the very opposite of competition in the animal kingdom. It is not a competition in the grabbing off of scarce nature-given supplies, as it is in the animal kingdom. Rather, it is a competition in the positive creation of new and additional wealth.
Capitalism needs to function like a game of tug-of-war. Two opposing sides need to continually struggle for dominance, but at read more
Capitalism needs to function like a game of tug-of-war. Two opposing sides need to continually struggle for dominance, but at no time can either side be permitted to walk away with the rope.
He that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. [Proverbs 28:20].
He that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. [Proverbs 28:20].
Money is the most egalitarian force in society. It confers power on whoever holds it.
Money is the most egalitarian force in society. It confers power on whoever holds it.
Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those they destine for their tools read more
Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those they destine for their tools the exact quality of strength that matters for their work.
Whether he admits it or not, a man has been brought up to look at money as a sign of read more
Whether he admits it or not, a man has been brought up to look at money as a sign of his virility, a symbol of his power, a bigger phallic symbol than a Porsche.
...the only means to well-being is to increase the quantity of products. This is what business aims at.
...the only means to well-being is to increase the quantity of products. This is what business aims at.
The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.
The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.
