In a Word…
I am dearly overscheduled today. I do not have the time write a proper essay for Wednesday column. Yet, I do not wish to short you, gentle readers, so I shall lay out, not my own mean wisdom, but the wisdom of the ages for your consideration:
The fundamental principles which govern the handling of postage stamps and of millions of dollars are exactly the same. They are the common law of business, and the whole practice of commerce is founded on them. They are so simple that a fool can’t learn them; so hard that a lazy man won’t.
– P. D. Armour
A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
– Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
The best we can do is size up the chances, calculate the risks involved, estimate our ability to deal with them, and then make our plans with confidence.
– Henry Ford
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
– Thomas A. Edison
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.
– Milton Berle
If a man loves the labor of his trade apart from any question of success or fame, the Gods have called him.
– Robert Louis Stevenson
Finally, and one more by Tomas Edison, because he da man:
Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work.
– Thomas A. Edison
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