“Do not make Mistakes about Character. That is the worst and yet easiest error. Better be cheated in the price than in the quality of goods. In dealing with men, more than with other things, it is necessary to look within. To know men is different from knowing things. It is profound philosophy to sound the depths of feeling and distinguish traits of character. Men must be studied as deeply as books.” KnowsMenLooksBookDifferentPhilosophyCharacterFeelingsSoundMistakeQualityKnowingWorstErrorsProfoundDepthMaking MistakesGoodsTraitsKnow MeCheatedKnowing Things Book:The Art of Worldly Wisdom Source: The Art of Worldly Wisdom
“Good luck is what is left over after intelligence and effort have combined at their best. Luck is the residue of design.” LeftEffortDesignLuckGood Luck Author:Branch Rickey
“The ultimate test's always your own serenity. If you don't have this when you start and maintain it while you're working you're likely to build your personal problems right into the machine itself.” IfsProblemTestsMachinesUltimateSerenityZen Motorcycle MaintenancePersonal Problems Author:Robert M. Pirsig
“Between being able to and actually doing something lies an ocean, and on its bottom rests all too often the wreck of willpower.” AbleLyingOceanBottomWillpowerWrecksActually Doing Something Book:Aphorisms Source: Aphorisms
“We are a product of our families, schools, and churches. Without the liberty and rule of law that characterize America, entrepreneurship would indeed be impossible. Any successful American who is not a patriot is a rank ingrate.” SchoolAmericaLawChurchLibertySuccessfulImpossibleProductsEntrepreneurshipOur FamilyPatriotRule Of LawIngrates Author:Rich Lowry
“Is there enough to go around? What is enough? Who can tell us? Certainly not the economist who pursues economic growth as the highest of all values, and therefore has no concept of enough.” EnoughValuesGrowthEconomicHighestConceptsPursueEconomistEconomic Growth Book:SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL Source: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
“If greed were not the master of modern man, how could it be that the frenzy of economic activity does not abate as higher standards of living are attained, and that it is precisely the richest societies which pursue their economic advantage with the greatest ruthlessness?” IfsMenDoeEconomicModernMastersHigherActivityStandardsAdvantageGreedPursueStandards Of LivingFrenzyModern ManHigher StandardsRuthlessnessSmall Is Beautiful Author:E. F. Schumacher
“It is not too much to expect that our children will enjoy in their homes electrical energy too cheap to meter” ChildrenHomeEnergyEnjoyToo MuchOur ChildrenElectricalMeterElectrical Energy Author:Lewis Strauss