There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income.
—Edmund Wilson, 1946
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening
effect of a habit.
—W. Somerset Maugham, 1938
I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.
—George Best, 2005
***
The best things in life are free. The second best things are very expensive.
—Anonymous
What costs nothing is worth nothing.
—Dutch proverb
Every time you spend money, you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you want.
—Anna Lappé, 2003
Ninety percent of everything is crud.
7
—Theodore Sturgeon, 1957
As long as people accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it.
—Dick Cavett, 1971
Commerce is the school for cheating.
—Luc de Clapiers, 1747
The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
—Pliny, 77 AD
8
When fools go to market, peddlers make money.
—European proverb
Words fine and bold
Are goods half sold.
—German proverb
Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long
enough to get money from it.
—Stephen Leacock, 1924
7
This popular Sturgeon’s Law is a jocular embodiment of the serious Pareto Principle in applied
statistics. Another popular name of this principle is the 20/80 Rule, stemming from another
quasi-joke: “20% of all people drink 80% of all beer”.
8
Note the date. Despite its age, this formula seems to describe many (most?) modern corporate
business plans pretty well.
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—Edmund Wilson, 1946
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening
effect of a habit.
—W. Somerset Maugham, 1938
I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.
—George Best, 2005
***
The best things in life are free. The second best things are very expensive.
—Anonymous
What costs nothing is worth nothing.
—Dutch proverb
Every time you spend money, you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you want.
—Anna Lappé, 2003
Ninety percent of everything is crud.
7
—Theodore Sturgeon, 1957
As long as people accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it.
—Dick Cavett, 1971
Commerce is the school for cheating.
—Luc de Clapiers, 1747
The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
—Pliny, 77 AD
8
When fools go to market, peddlers make money.
—European proverb
Words fine and bold
Are goods half sold.
—German proverb
Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long
enough to get money from it.
—Stephen Leacock, 1924
7
This popular Sturgeon’s Law is a jocular embodiment of the serious Pareto Principle in applied
statistics. Another popular name of this principle is the 20/80 Rule, stemming from another
quasi-joke: “20% of all people drink 80% of all beer”.
8
Note the date. Despite its age, this formula seems to describe many (most?) modern corporate
business plans pretty well.
136
On Money and Wealth