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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.
Our whole evolution up to this point shows that human groups spontaneously evolve patterns of behavior, as well as patterns read more
Our whole evolution up to this point shows that human groups spontaneously evolve patterns of behavior, as well as patterns of training people for that behavior, which tend on balance to lead people to create rather than destroy. Humans are, on net balance, builders rather than destroyers.
...it is solely bigness in business which makes it possible to supply the masses with all those products the present-day read more
...it is solely bigness in business which makes it possible to supply the masses with all those products the present-day American common man does not want to do without. Luxury goods for the few can be produced in small shops. Luxury goods for the many require big business.
More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause.
More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause.
What matters is not the allocation of portions out of a fund presented to man by nature. The problem is read more
What matters is not the allocation of portions out of a fund presented to man by nature. The problem is rather to further those social institutions which enable people to continue and to enlarge the production of all those things which they need.
It is time that financial types developed a greater tolerance for imprecision, because that’s the way the world is.
It is time that financial types developed a greater tolerance for imprecision, because that’s the way the world is.
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.
My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.
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].
