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.

Taxation WITH representation ain't so hot either.

Taxation WITH representation ain't so hot either.

Most people...find a disorientating mismatch between the long-term nature of their liabilities and the increasingly short-term nature of their assets.

Most people...find a disorientating mismatch between the long-term nature of their liabilities and the increasingly short-term nature of their assets.

Whales only get harpooned when they come to the surface, and turtles can only move forward when they stick their read more

Whales only get harpooned when they come to the surface, and turtles can only move forward when they stick their neck out, but investors face risk no matter what they do.

Money is the sinews of love, as of war.

Money is the sinews of love, as of war.

The dynamics of capitalism is postponement of enjoyment to the constantly postponed future.

The dynamics of capitalism is postponement of enjoyment to the constantly postponed future.

The business that considers itself immune to the necessity for advertising sooner or later finds itself immune to business.

The business that considers itself immune to the necessity for advertising sooner or later finds itself immune to business.

I've got a living to make, to put it plainly; there's more money in shocking and terrifying than in edifying.

I've got a living to make, to put it plainly; there's more money in shocking and terrifying than in edifying.

Avarice is the vice of declining years.

Avarice is the vice of declining years.