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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.".
Whoever originated the cliche that money is the root of all evil knew hardly anything about the nature of evil read more
Whoever originated the cliche that money is the root of all evil knew hardly anything about the nature of evil and very little about human beings.
Utility is our national shibboleth: the savior of the American businessman is fact and his uterine half-brother, statistics.
Utility is our national shibboleth: the savior of the American businessman is fact and his uterine half-brother, statistics.
When people go to work, they shouldn't have to leave their hearts at home.
When people go to work, they shouldn't have to leave their hearts at home.
He that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. [Proverbs 28:20].
He that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. [Proverbs 28:20].
We are all manufacturers. Making good, making trouble, or making excuses.
We are all manufacturers. Making good, making trouble, or making excuses.
The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.
The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.
Avarice is the vice of declining years.
Avarice is the vice of declining years.
I've been promoted to middle management. I never thought I'd sink so low.
I've been promoted to middle management. I never thought I'd sink so low.
