My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's

Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.

Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.

Method goes far to prevent trouble in business: for it makes the task easy, hinders confusion, saves abundance of time, read more

Method goes far to prevent trouble in business: for it makes the task easy, hinders confusion, saves abundance of time, and instructs those that have business depending, both what to do and what to hope.

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.

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).

One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.

One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.

Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to.

Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to.

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.

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use read more

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.