“Those who are skilled in archery bend their bow only when they are preparing to use it; when they do not require it, they allow it to remain unbent, for otherwise it would remain unserviceable when the time for using it arrived. So it is with man. If he were to devote himself unceasingly to a dull round of business, without breaking the monotony by cheerful amusements, he would fall imperceptibly into idiocy, or be struck by paralysis” IfsMenUseFallBusinessRoundsDullBowsPreparingCheerfulAmusementMonotonyParalysisIdiocyArchery Author:Herodotus
“Just been talking today out here to all the Senators investigating these stock swindles and overcapitalizations. There has been hundreds of millions lost. There ought to be some form of guardianship for people that buy all this junk. Education won't do it. The buyers are the ones we have educated up till they are just smart enough to fall for everything that comes along.” PeopleHas BeensEnoughTodayFormFallLostBusinessTalkingMillionsOughtSmartEducatedSenatorsJunkBuyersInvestigatingGuardianship Author:Will Rogers
“Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.” MenCharacterActionFallBusinessResponsibilityCrisisTaking ResponsibilityStampsFall BackPersonality Flaws Author:Charles de Gaulle
“[On dishonest business methods:] ... frequently the defender of the practice falls back on the Christian doctrine of charity, and points out that we are erring mortals and must allow for each other's weaknesses! - an excuse which, if carried to its legitimate conclusion, would leave our business men weeping on one another's shoulders over human frailty, while they picked one another's pockets.” IfsMenHumansChristianFallBusinessPracticeWeaknessMethodCharityExcuseShouldersDoctrineConclusionMortalsPocketsWeepingDefendersFall BackFrailtyBusiness ManErringHuman FrailtiesChristian Doctrine Author:Ida Tarbell