Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from read more

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.

Government in the U.S. today is a senior partner in every business in the country.

Government in the U.S. today is a senior partner in every business in the country.

The executive exists to make sensible exceptions to general rules.

The executive exists to make sensible exceptions to general rules.

Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly.

Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly.

Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching for what read more

Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching for what it gets.

There is one difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist - the taxidermist leaves the hide.

There is one difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist - the taxidermist leaves the hide.

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.

The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.

The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.

I always said that mega-mergers were for megalomaniacs.

I always said that mega-mergers were for megalomaniacs.