The pen is mightier than the sword, but no match for the accountant.

The pen is mightier than the sword, but no match for the accountant.

High finance isn't burglary or obtaining money by false pretenses, but rather a judicious selection from the best features of read more

High finance isn't burglary or obtaining money by false pretenses, but rather a judicious selection from the best features of those fine arts.

FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation read more

FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation of this word with the i long and the accent on the first syllable is one of America's most precious discoveries and possessions.

What is high finance? It’s knowing the difference between one and ten, multiplying, subtracting and adding. You just add noughts. read more

What is high finance? It’s knowing the difference between one and ten, multiplying, subtracting and adding. You just add noughts. It’s no more than that.

A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you.

A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you.

Literature was formerly an art and finance a trade; today it is the reverse

Literature was formerly an art and finance a trade; today it is the reverse

The money-changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple read more

The money-changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple to the ancient truths.

There is no such thing as an innocent purchaser of stocks.

There is no such thing as an innocent purchaser of stocks.

A financier is a pawn-broker with imagination.

A financier is a pawn-broker with imagination.