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.".

Profits are like breathing. You have to have them. But who would stay alive just to breathe?

Profits are like breathing. You have to have them. But who would stay alive just to breathe?

A man who has a million dollars is as well off as if her were rich.

A man who has a million dollars is as well off as if her were rich.

The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall.

The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall.

When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: he hasn't got any.

When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: he hasn't got any.

A consumer is a shopper who is sore about something.

A consumer is a shopper who is sore about something.

Money dishonestly acquired is never worth its cost, while a good conscience never costs as much as it is worth.

Money dishonestly acquired is never worth its cost, while a good conscience never costs as much as it is worth.

It's a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.

It's a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.

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.