You foolish man, you don't even know your own foolish business.
- Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth Earl read more

You foolish man, you don't even know your own foolish business.
- Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth Earl of Chesterfield,

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from read more

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.

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.

One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.

One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.

Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves -- to break read more

Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves -- to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today.

Business is a game, the greatest game in the world if you know how to play it.

Business is a game, the greatest game in the world if you know how to play it.

A meeting moves at the speed of the slowest mind in the room. (In other words, all but one participant read more

A meeting moves at the speed of the slowest mind in the room. (In other words, all but one participant will be bored, all but one mind underused.).

Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly.

Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly.

Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always tax-deductible.

Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always tax-deductible.