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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.
When we speak of the commerce with our colonies, fiction lags
after truth, invention is unfruitful, and imagination cold read more
When we speak of the commerce with our colonies, fiction lags
after truth, invention is unfruitful, and imagination cold and
barren.
Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.
Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.
Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee. Light gains make
heavy purses. 'Tis good to be merry read more
Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee. Light gains make
heavy purses. 'Tis good to be merry and wise.
Business dispatched is business well done, But business hurried is business ill done.
Business dispatched is business well done, But business hurried is business ill done.
There is no time for cut-and-dried monotony. There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other read more
There is no time for cut-and-dried monotony. There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time!
The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.
The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.
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.
For every sale you miss because you're too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you're not enthusiastic enough.
For every sale you miss because you're too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you're not enthusiastic enough.