We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics. Franklin D. Roosevelt Credit, Economics, Ethics, Morality, Self-interest You May Also Like Neither a borrower, nor a lender be; / For a loan oft loses both itself and friend, / And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. By William Shakespeare Borrowing, Credit, Economics, Lending Standards are always out of date. That is what makes them standards. By Alan Bennett Ethics, Morality Money, and not morality, is the principle of commercial nations. By Thomas Jejferson Money, Morality, Nation The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality. By Andrew Jackson Economics, Equality, Taxes I am dying beyond my means. By Oscar Wilde Credit, Death, Economics, Income People who are not morally independent tend to fit ethics to their profession, rather than find a profession that fits their ethics. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Ethics, Life, Morality, Profession You May Also Like from Franklin D. Roosevelt The ablest man I ever met is the man you think you are. By Franklin D. Roosevelt Confidence, Positive Taxes, after all, are the dues that we pay for the privilege of membership in an organized society. By Franklin D. Roosevelt Civilization, Economics, Taxes The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. By Franklin D. Roosevelt Achievement, Anxiety, Fear, Life, Quotable A radical is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air. By Franklin D. Roosevelt Common sense It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. By Franklin D. Roosevelt Action, Failure, Motivational, Procrastination, Success If I were starting life all over again, I would go into the advertising business; it has risen with ever-growing rapidity to the dignity of an art. By Franklin D. Roosevelt Advertising, Jobs
Neither a borrower, nor a lender be; / For a loan oft loses both itself and friend, / And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. By William Shakespeare Borrowing, Credit, Economics, Lending
Standards are always out of date. That is what makes them standards. By Alan Bennett Ethics, Morality
Money, and not morality, is the principle of commercial nations. By Thomas Jejferson Money, Morality, Nation
The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality. By Andrew Jackson Economics, Equality, Taxes
People who are not morally independent tend to fit ethics to their profession, rather than find a profession that fits their ethics. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Ethics, Life, Morality, Profession
The ablest man I ever met is the man you think you are. By Franklin D. Roosevelt Confidence, Positive
Taxes, after all, are the dues that we pay for the privilege of membership in an organized society. By Franklin D. Roosevelt Civilization, Economics, Taxes
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. By Franklin D. Roosevelt Achievement, Anxiety, Fear, Life, Quotable
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. By Franklin D. Roosevelt Action, Failure, Motivational, Procrastination, Success
If I were starting life all over again, I would go into the advertising business; it has risen with ever-growing rapidity to the dignity of an art. By Franklin D. Roosevelt Advertising, Jobs
