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The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.
The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.
A manufacturing district . . . sends out, as it were, suckers
into all its neighborhood.
A manufacturing district . . . sends out, as it were, suckers
into all its neighborhood.
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.
The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.
Despatch is the soul of business.
Despatch is the soul of business.
Trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay.
Trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay.
There is one difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist - the taxidermist leaves the hide.
There is one difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist - the taxidermist leaves the hide.
Swear, food, or starve; for the dilemma's even;
A tradesman thou! and hope to go to heaven?
Swear, food, or starve; for the dilemma's even;
A tradesman thou! and hope to go to heaven?
Business today consists in persuading crowds.
Business today consists in persuading crowds.