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.

Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob

Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob

The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.

The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.

Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be read more

Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be forgiven him, indeed, they will be regarded as high qualities, if he can make them the means to achieve great ends.

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

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

This business will never hold water.

This business will never hold water.

Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm.

Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm.

Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

There is nothing more requisite in business than dispatch.

There is nothing more requisite in business than dispatch.