Avarice is the vice of declining years.

Avarice is the vice of declining years.

Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded- here and there, read more

Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded- here and there, now and then- are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.This is known as "bad luck.".

The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment read more

The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.

Our supplies of natural resources are not finite in any economic sense. Nor does past experience give reason to expect read more

Our supplies of natural resources are not finite in any economic sense. Nor does past experience give reason to expect natural resources to become more scarce. Rather, if history is any guide, natural resources will progressively become less costly, hence less scarce, and will constitute a smaller proportion of our expenses in future years.

We are all manufacturers. Making good, making trouble, or making excuses.

We are all manufacturers. Making good, making trouble, or making excuses.

If money be not they servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to read more

If money be not they servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him.

It is surprising, in the welter of questions that one gets at (AGMs), how few actually relate to the performance read more

It is surprising, in the welter of questions that one gets at (AGMs), how few actually relate to the performance of the company, or the decisions taken by the board in particular areas.

When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving read more

When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.

To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830 saying the entire industrial revolution read more

To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830 saying the entire industrial revolution is over because some textile manufacturers in Manchester went broke.