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In a trader-dominated society, the scribe is usually kept out of the management of affairs, but it given a more read more
In a trader-dominated society, the scribe is usually kept out of the management of affairs, but it given a more or less free hand in the cultural field. By frustrating the scribe's craving for commanding action, the trader draws upon himself the scribe's wrath and scorn.
Not understanding the process of a spontaneously-ordered economy goes hand-in-hand with not understanding the creation of resources and wealth. And read more
Not understanding the process of a spontaneously-ordered economy goes hand-in-hand with not understanding the creation of resources and wealth. And when a person does not understand the creation of resources and wealth, the only intellectual alternative is to believe that increasing wealth must be at the cost of someone else. This belief that our good fortune must be an exploitation of others may be the taproot of false prophecy about doom that our evil ways must bring upon us.
In suggesting gifts: Money is appropriate, and one size fits all.
In suggesting gifts: Money is appropriate, and one size fits all.
Just for a handful of silver he left us,
Just for a ribbon to stick in his coat;
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Just for a handful of silver he left us,
Just for a ribbon to stick in his coat;
Found the one gift of which Fortune bereft us,
Lost all the others she lets us devote.
Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.
Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.
Corporations cannot commit treason, or be outlawed or excommunicated, for they have no souls.
Corporations cannot commit treason, or be outlawed or excommunicated, for they have no souls.
Few great men could pass personal.
Few great men could pass personal.
It's not your salary that makes you rich, it's your spending habits.
It's not your salary that makes you rich, it's your spending habits.
The manager with the in basket problem does not yet understand that he must discipline himself to take care of read more
The manager with the in basket problem does not yet understand that he must discipline himself to take care of activities that fail to excite him.
