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 Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but 
what we do.  
 Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but 
what we do. 
For everything you have missed you have gained something.
For everything you have missed you have gained something.
And if you mean to profit, learn to please.
And if you mean to profit, learn to please.
 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, 
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.
 He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
 [Lat., Necesse est facere sumptum, qui quaerit lucrum.]  
 He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
 [Lat., Necesse est facere sumptum, qui quaerit lucrum.] 
 An evil gain equals a loss.
 [Lat., Lucrum malum aequale dispendio.]  
 An evil gain equals a loss.
 [Lat., Lucrum malum aequale dispendio.] 
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.
Sometimes the best gain is to lose.
Sometimes the best gain is to lose.