Lord Stafford mines for coal and salt,
The Duke of Norfolk deals in malt,
The Douglas in read more

Lord Stafford mines for coal and salt,
The Duke of Norfolk deals in malt,
The Douglas in red herrings.

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.

Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.

Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.

I don't pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I read more

I don't pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.

Trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay.

Trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay.

Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers (six if one went to Harvard).

Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers (six if one went to Harvard).

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 executive exists to make sensible exceptions to general rules.

The executive exists to make sensible exceptions to general rules.