The monstrous evils of the twentieth century have shown us that the greediest money grubbers are gentle doves compared with money-hating wolves like Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler, who in less than three decades killed or maimed nearly a hundred million men, women, and children and brought untold suffering to a large portion of mankind.
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A fool and his money are soon parted. - Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry.
A fool and his money are soon parted. - Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry.
The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.
The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.
I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.
I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.
A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of read more
A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude.
To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine read more
To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure.
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
Economics is first and foremost about the thoughts leading up to choice.
Economics is first and foremost about the thoughts leading up to choice.
Our job is not to set things right but to see them right.
Our job is not to set things right but to see them right.
The City's reluctance to take a stand on an issue like the British Gas pay row makes a mockery of read more
The City's reluctance to take a stand on an issue like the British Gas pay row makes a mockery of corporate governance and shareholders' ability to influence annual general meetings. Institutions should be obliged to make public how they vote at such events. They should be obliged to provide customers with a record of how they vote on every kind of issue.
