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Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves -- to break read more
Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves -- to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today.
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.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
I always said that mega-mergers were for megalomaniacs.
I always said that mega-mergers were for megalomaniacs.
Business today consists in persuading crowds.
Business today consists in persuading crowds.
The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the read more
The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.
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.
Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend read more
Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.
Only a monopolist could study a business and ruin it by giving away products.
Only a monopolist could study a business and ruin it by giving away products.
