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Share the advice betwixt you; if both gain all
The gift doth stretch itself as 'tis receiv'd,
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Share the advice betwixt you; if both gain all
The gift doth stretch itself as 'tis receiv'd,
And is enough for both.
The true way to gain much, is never to desire to gain too much.
The true way to gain much, is never to desire to gain too much.
Gain cannot be made without some other person's loss.
Gain cannot be made without some other person's loss.
And gain is gain, however small.
And gain is gain, however small.
And if you mean to profit, learn to please.
And if you mean to profit, learn to please.
No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en.
In brief, sir, study what you most effect.
No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en.
In brief, sir, study what you most effect.
As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress that as no
pecuniary consideration could have tempted read more
As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress that as no
pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this
arduous employment at the expense of my domestic ease and
happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it.
- George Washington,
No gain is so certain as that which proceeds from the economical use of what you already have.
No gain is so certain as that which proceeds from the economical use of what you already have.
Sometimes the best gain is to lose.
Sometimes the best gain is to lose.
