"Now a little success, soon you will fall down, soon you will be overthrown. Because you have got a start, you think you are quite a merchant; loot out, or you will lose your heart- go steady. "These intimate conversation with myself, I am sure had a great influence on my life. I was afraid I could not stand my prosperity, and tried to teach myself not to get puffed up with any foolish notions. (查看原文)
The underlying, essential element of success in business affairs is to follow the established laws of high-class dealing. Keep broad and sure lines, and study them to be certain that they are correct ones. Watch the natural operations of trade, and keep within them. Don't even think of temporary or sharp advantages. Don't waste your effort on a thing which ends in a petty triumph unless you are satisfied with a life of petty success. Be sure that before you go into an enterprise you see your way clear to stay through to a successful end. Look ahead. It is surprising how many bright business men go into important undertakings with little or no study of the controlling conditions they risk their all upon,
Study diligently your capital requirements, and fortify yourself fully to cover possibl... (查看原文)
I am sure it is a mistake to assume that the possession of money in great abundance necessarily brings happiness. The very rich are just like all the rest of us; and if they get pleasure from the possession of money, it comes from their ability to do things which give satisfaction to someone besides themselves.
The mere expenditure of money for things, so I am told by those who profess to know, soon palls upon one. The novelty of being able to purchase anything one wants soon passes, because what people most seek can't be bought with money. These rich men we read about in the newspapers can't get personal returns beyond a well-defined limit for their expenditure. They can't gratify the pleasures of the palate beyond very moderate bounds, since they can't purchase a good digestion; they ca... (查看原文)
