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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.
To control your cow, give it a bigger pasture. -Suzuki Roshi.
To control your cow, give it a bigger pasture. -Suzuki Roshi.
If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work.
If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work.
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.
I rate enthusiasm even above professional skill.
I rate enthusiasm even above professional skill.
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.
Business without profit is not business any more than a pickle is candy.
Business without profit is not business any more than a pickle is candy.
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.
Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.
Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.
