Little pains
In a due hour employ'd great profit yields.

Little pains
In a due hour employ'd great profit yields.

As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress that as no
pecuniary consideration could have tempted read more

As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress that as no
pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this
arduous employment at the expense of my domestic ease and
happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it.
- George Washington,

Sometimes the best gain is to lose.

Sometimes the best gain is to lose.

The true way to gain much, is never to desire to gain too much.

The true way to gain much, is never to desire to gain too much.

An evil gain equals a loss.
[Lat., Lucrum malum aequale dispendio.]

An evil gain equals a loss.
[Lat., Lucrum malum aequale dispendio.]

Gain cannot be made without some other person's loss.

Gain cannot be made without some other person's loss.

No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en.
In brief, sir, study what you most effect.

No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en.
In brief, sir, study what you most effect.

For everything you have missed you have gained something.

For everything you have missed you have gained something.

It is always sound business to take any obtainable net gain, at any cost and at any risk to the read more

It is always sound business to take any obtainable net gain, at any cost and at any risk to the rest of the community.