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It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.
Uncle claims that if he files his income tax wrong he'll go to jail, and if he files it right read more
Uncle claims that if he files his income tax wrong he'll go to jail, and if he files it right he'll go to the poor house.
When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving read more
When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.
People don't have fortunes left them in that style nowadays; men have to work and women to marry for money. read more
People don't have fortunes left them in that style nowadays; men have to work and women to marry for money. It's a dreadfully unjust world.
What protectionism teaches us, is to do to ourselves in time of peace what enemies seek to do to us read more
What protectionism teaches us, is to do to ourselves in time of peace what enemies seek to do to us in time of war.
The morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men read more
The morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised. I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.
Avarice is the vice of declining years.
Avarice is the vice of declining years.
In all recorded history there has not been one economist who has had to worry about where the next meal read more
In all recorded history there has not been one economist who has had to worry about where the next meal would come from.
If we devote our time disparaging the products of our business rivals, we hurt business generally, reduce confidence, and increase read more
If we devote our time disparaging the products of our business rivals, we hurt business generally, reduce confidence, and increase discontent.