Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service, by the idea that "he profits most read more

Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service, by the idea that "he profits most who serves best," and I will show you a man or an outfit that is dead or dying. -B. F. Harris.

The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.

The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.

In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch
Is offering too little and asking too much.
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In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch
Is offering too little and asking too much.
The French are with equal advantage content--
So we clap on Dutch bottoms just 20 per cent.

Despatch is the soul of business.

Despatch is the soul of business.

Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other read more

Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.

Little by little, the pimps have taken over the world. They don't do anything, they don't make anything - they read more

Little by little, the pimps have taken over the world. They don't do anything, they don't make anything - they just stand there and take their cut.

If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.

If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.

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.

Business today consists in persuading crowds.

Business today consists in persuading crowds.