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Every man owes a part of his time and money to the business or industry in which he is engaged. read more
Every man owes a part of his time and money to the business or industry in which he is engaged. No man has a moral right to withhold his support from an organization that is striving to improve conditions within his sphere.
A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service: The concept is read more
A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service: The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible.
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
Swear, food, or starve; for the dilemma's even;
A tradesman thou! and hope to go to heaven?
Swear, food, or starve; for the dilemma's even;
A tradesman thou! and hope to go to heaven?
Whales only get harpooned when they come to the surface, and turtles can only move forward when they stick their read more
Whales only get harpooned when they come to the surface, and turtles can only move forward when they stick their neck out, but investors face risk no matter what they do.
The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.
The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.
About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends.
About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.
Business is really more agreeable than pleasure: it interests the whole mind ... but it does not look as if read more
Business is really more agreeable than pleasure: it interests the whole mind ... but it does not look as if it did.
