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05.16.11

William Boetcker Quote – The Ten Cantons William J. H. Boetcker | (0)
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help little men by tearing down big men. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn. You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence. And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves. - ...

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02.13.11

Benjamin Franklin Quote – I do not pretend to give … Benjamin Franklin | (0)
To Benjamin Webb A New Method of repaying Money lent. Passy, 22 April 1784 Dear Sir, I have received yours of the the 15th instant, and the memorial it enclosed. The account they give of your situation grieves me. I send you herewith a bill for ten louis d'ors. I do not pretend to give such a sum; I only lend it to you. When you shall return to your country with a good character, you cannot fail of getting into some business, that will in time enable you to pay all your debts. In that case, when you ...

Tagged: business, character, debt, giving, lending, money, pay it forward, work
01.20.11

Warren Buffett Quote – As Jesse Owens’ child, your … Warren Buffett | (0)
As Jesse Owens' child, your development would not be facilitated by letting you start 100-yard dashes at the 50-yard line. - Warren Buffett ((Andrew Kilpatrick, Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett, (Birmingham: APKE, 1994) p. 98))

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