“Nothing is more common than energy in money-making, quite independent of any higher object than its accumulation. A man who devotes himself to this pursuit, body and soul, can scarcely fail to become rich. Very little brains will do; spend less than you earn; add guinea to guinea; scrape and save; and the pile of gold will gradually rise.” MenLittlesSoulBodyEnergyCommonBrainRichFailingObjectsHigherGoldIndependentAddPursuitMaking MoneyAccumulationGuineaBecome Rich Book:Self-help: With Illustrations of Charakter, Conduct and Perseverance Source: Self-help: With Illustrations of Charakter, Conduct and Perseverance
“We can't be anti-everything - we need an energy plan that adds up. But there's a lack of numeracy in the public discussion of energy. Where people do use numbers, they select them to sound big and score points in arguments, rather than to aid thoughtful discussion.” PeopleNeedsUseBigsEnergySoundNumbersPlansArgumentAddAidsDiscussionThoughtfulScoreSelectNumeracy Author:David J. C. MacKay