You don't have to buy from anyone. You don't have to work at any particular job. You don't have to read more

You don't have to buy from anyone. You don't have to work at any particular job. You don't have to participate in any given relationship. You can choose.

People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others read more

People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others gave up in despair,
and have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial,
industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life
the success often erroneously attributed to good luck.

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will
be clean.

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will
be clean.

When you squeeze an orange, orange juice comes out-because that's
what's inside. When you are squeezed, what comes out is read more

When you squeeze an orange, orange juice comes out-because that's
what's inside. When you are squeezed, what comes out is what is inside.

Don't buy a single vote more than necessary.

Don't buy a single vote more than necessary.

There isn't any luck that enters into anything, unless it's poker or shooting dice, maybe. There is no luck to read more

There isn't any luck that enters into anything, unless it's poker or shooting dice, maybe. There is no luck to merchandising. There is no luck in going out and working from early in the morning to long after dinner. That is not luck, it's work.

Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible. We are not, however, in read more

Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible. We are not, however, in danger of lacking meaning; quite the contrary, we are gorged with meaning and it is killing us.

What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I
definitely overpaid for my carpet.

What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I
definitely overpaid for my carpet.

The toughest thing about the power of trust is that it's very difficult to
build and very easy to destroy. read more

The toughest thing about the power of trust is that it's very difficult to
build and very easy to destroy. The essence of trust building is to
emphasize the similarities between you and the customer.