Starting and profitably running a business is not just some achievement, it is heroism.

Capitalist cycle of profit. The rancher sells a cow for profit. The butcher sells cuts for profit. The restaurant sells meals for profit. And the patrons spend money for profit.

A man has a very insecure tenure of a property which another can carry away with his eyes. A few months reduced me to the cruel necessity either of destroying my machine, or of giving...

A dream business that doesn’t make money is a living nightmare.

The elimination of profit, whatever methods may be resorted to for its execution, must transform society into a senseless jumble.

I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish church, by the Roman church, by the Greek church, by the Turkish church, by the Protestant church, nor by any church that I know...

Time flies fast, but it’s good you are the pilot. Just control your time well away from hijackers. Save time profitably; Spend time productively!

War: a massacre of people who don’t know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don’t massacre each other.

In regards to the price of commodities, the rise of wages operates as simple interest does, the rise of profit operates like compound interest. Our merchants and masters complain much of the bad effects of...

Buy one I love you for $3.99. Buy twelve for $48.00. That’s a savings of twelve cents—directly into my bank account. WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Objects not intended for individuals who tend to put forever objects in...

May your P&L account of deeds for humanity be in profits; for you have to present the your Balance Sheet on the Judgment Day.

He who profits by villainy, has perpetrated it.

If you don’t laugh reading this book I’ll eat my pocket protector. Wait, did I just admit I had a pocket protector?

It was not until the year 1808 that Great Britain abolished the slave trade. Up to that time her judges, sitting upon the bench in the name of justice, her priests, occupying her pulpits, in...

How many troops do we embark?’ inquired Philip.’Two hundred and forty-five rank and file, and six officers. Poor fellows! There are but few of them will ever return; nay, more than one-half will not see...

It can even be thought that radium could become very dangerous in criminal hands, and here the question can be raised whether mankind benefits from knowing the secrets of Nature, whether it is ready to...

In the past three days, the market has added more than 500 points. At least 20% of the price is cream, or speculative activity. All we need is one or two negative indicators or pieces...

Walter Scott has no business to write novels, especially good ones. — It is not fair. — He has fame and profit enough as a poet, and should not be taking the bread out of...

Things joined by profit, when pressed by misfortune and danger, will cast each other aside.

I’ve finally decided to write about profit for a changeBut before I really started I already started to feel lameBaby what’s it to a beast who manely to money remains untamed

Truth, meanwhile, was a weaponthat even a damaged fist could still grasp and wield. It was a remarkably versatile commodity; it could be traded, or help serve an end, or produce aprofit.

Economic power is exercised by means of a positive, by offering men a reward, an incentive, a payment, a value; political power is exercised by means of a negative, by the threat of punishment, injury,...

It’s not true that selling stolen goods has no overhead. Prison’s got a ceiling.

To make agriculture sustainable, the grower has got to be able to make a profit.

Sometimes people ask why I’m so willing to give out #free copies of my books and the answer is pretty simple. Money is not why I write.So why would I keep someone from enjoying that...

The profit was five, split evenly between the two of us, which meant that my fair share was three. (2.5 rounded off is 3.)

Never look at an opportunity at face value & pass it on that basis. Examine the income vs. the profit vs. expenses then make your decision.

Profit isn’t and shouldn’t be the mission of business. The mission of business is to help people. To help your customers, your co-workers, your employees, and your partners. Success is not a number — it’s...

Why does anyone commit murder?’ he asked in a low voice.’I-‘I blinked.’How should I know?”Three reasons,’ Christopher said. He held up one finger. ‘Love.’ Another finger. ‘Revenge.’ And finally, a third finger. ‘Profit…

America’s abundance was created not by public sacrifices to the common good, but by the productive genius of free men who pursued their own personal interests and the making of their own private fortunes. They...

Drop down someone else’s shoe and run to take your own quickly. Don’t hire your own to anybody, else it profits you nothing! Brighten the corner where you are. Yes, you can!

I have never been sad because my losses are my profits

I built them what they wanted and I made a profit off of it. Now they call me a god…What fools these mortals be.

Thank God for illegal products—because that’s where the largest percentages are made. Outlawing an industry immediately makes it a more profitable business to be in.

A small profit it better than a big loss