Blog PostsFriends | SAYINGS FROM “THE BUSINESS GUIDE PART TWOSCHOLARSHIP IS FINE; BUT IT DOES NOT ATONE FOR ILL BREEDING DO YOU WISH MEN TO SPEAK WELL OF YOU THEN NEVER SPEAK WELL OF YOURSELF NOT WHAT COMES INTO A MAN'S HAND, BUT WHAT HE SAVES FROM SLIPPING THROUGH, ENRICHES HIM IF LITTLE LABOR, LITTLE ARE OUR GAINS MAN'S FORTUNES ARE ACCORDING TO HIS PAINS POSSESSION IS NINE POINTS OF THE LAW ALWAYS BE PUNCTUAL AT THE TIME APPOINTED REST NOT, LIFE IS SWEEPING BY GO AND DARE BEFORE YOU DIE SHUN ALL TEMPTATIONS TO ILLICIT GAIN CONSCIENCE AND WEALTH ARE NOT ALWAYS NEIGHBORS THE DAY NEVER BECOMES BRIGHTER FINDING FAULT WITH THE SUN SOME MEN ARE FRIGHTENED AT THEIR SINS OTHERS ARE HUMBLED, AND RUN FROM THEM THE MORTAGOR’S INTEREST –PAYING PRINCIPAL HIS PRINCIPLE SHOULD BE TO PAY THE INTEREST WHAT YOU DO NOT NEED IS DEAR AT A PENNY A GOOD NAME IS BETTER THAN BAGS OF GOLD THE EXCESSES OF YOUTH ARE DRAFTS ON OLD AGE PAYABLE WITH DRAFTS THIRTY YEARS AFTER THE DATE A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE CONSTANT OCCUPATION PREVENTS TEMPTATION DEPENDENCE IS A POOR TRADE TO FOLLOW POLITENESS GOES FAR, YET COSTS NOTHING BE THAT GOES A-BORROWING GOES A-SORROWING MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES GOD HELPS THOSE THAT HELP THEMSELVES WILFUL WASTE MAKES WOEFUL WANT THE GREATEST WEALTH IS CONTENTMENT WITH LITTLE SORROW WILL PAY NO DEBT QUICK RETURNS MAKE RICH MERCHANTS MIS-RECKONING IS NO PAYMENT OUT OF DEBT, OUT OF DANGER NOTHING VENTURED, NOTHING WON EVERYTHING VENTURED, NOTHING HAD THERE IS NO COMPASSION L1KE THE PENNY NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION DEPEND NOT ON FORTUNE BUT ON CONDUCT LEARN TO LIVE, AND LIVE TO LEARN LICENSE IS ONE THING, LIBERTY ANOTHER EVERY DAY 1S A LITTLE LIFE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE: PAY AS YOU GO FORTUNE OFTEN LEADS TO FOLLY CHARACTER IS NOT INSURABLE LUCK IS AN IGNIS FATUUS POUND OF CARE WILL NOT PAY AN OUNCE OF DEBT TOO LATE TO SPARE WHEN ALL IS SPENT EVERY DONKEY LOVES TO HEAR HIMSELF BRAY GROWTH IS BETTER THAN PERMANENCE PERMANENT GROWTH IS BETTER THAN ALL IF YOU WANT A THING WELL DONE, DO IT FOR YOURSELF BETTER SET TEN MEN TO WORK THAN TO DO TEN MEN'S WORK ONE THING AT A TIME ALWAYS PAY A HUNDRED CENTS ON THE DOLLAR PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE EVERY MAN'S LIFE A PLAN OF GOD A MAN GETS ONLY WHAT HE EARNS ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF SUCCESS MAKE YOURSELF INDISPENSABLE TIME AND TIDE WAIT FOR NO MAN TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK GIVE NO ADVICE WITHOUT BEING ASKED IF ANYBODY EVER DID IT, I CAN DO IT ALWAYS IN HASTE, BUT NEVER IN A HURRY KNOW EVERYTHING OF SOMETHING, KNOW SOMETHING OF EVERYTHING NO SUCH WORD AS FAIL WORTH IS NOT TAILOR-MADE SUNSHINE IN THE HEART KEEPS WRINKLES OUT OF THE FACE HAVE A WORK. AIM AT IT, HIT IT ARROWS SHOT AT VENTURE NEVER HIT EVERY MAN FOR THE GOOD OF ALL OF TWO EVILS CHOOSE NEITHER ABSTAIN FROM EVERY FORM OF EVIL MARRYING FOR WEALTH IS SELLING ONE'S LIBERTY BEGIN EVERYTHING AT THE RIGHT END, A MULE IS TAMEST AT FRONT RIGHT MAKES RIGHT RUST ROTS STEEL WHICH USE PRESERVES SAY NOT "'TIS IMPOSSIBLE’” BE NOT SLOTHFUL IN BUSINESS BEAR YE ONE ANOTHER'S BURDENS BE NOT DISTURBED ABOUT TRIFLES LET ALL YOUR THINGS HAVE THEIR PLACES LET EACH PART OF YOUR BUSINESS HAVE ITS TIME RESOLVE TO PERFORM WHAT YOU OUGHT, PERFORM WITHOUT FAIL WHAT YOU RESOLVE WRONG NO ON BY DOING INJURIES OMIT NOT THE BENEFITS THAT ARE YOUR DUTY AVOID EXTREMES, FORBEAR RESENTING INJURIES THE MAN WHO IS IN DEBT CARRIES A WORLD OF TROUBLE WATER SEEKS ITS LEVEL, SO DO BRAINS NOTHING DECEIVES LIKE DISHONEST FIGURES DO GOOD UNTO ALL MEN BE SURE YOU CAN OBEY GOOD LAWS BEFORE YOU TRY TO ALTER POOR ONES NO SECRET OF SUCCESS BUT WORK FEW MEN CAN ENDURE GREAT SUCCESS GREAT SUCCESS TURNS MOST MEN'S HEADS HAVE ONE GOOD BUSINESS AND STICK TO IT CONTENTMENT IS GETTER THAN RICHES WHAT MAN HAS DONE MAN CAN DO DOE YE NEXTE THYNGR NEVER GIVE UP ONE JOB UNTIL YOU GET ANOTHER STICK TO YOUR FRIENDS IN ADVERSITY ALL MEN ARE EQUAL, IF UPRIGHT AND HONEST ETERNITY HAS NO GRAY HAIRS NOW IS THE DAY, AND NOW IS THE HOUR MANY A LITTLE MAKES A NICKEL ORDER IS HEAVEN'S FIRST LAW BETTER TO DESERVE SUCCESS THAN TO HAVE IT FAITHFUL IN LEAST, FAITHFUL IN MUCH MAKE EVERY ARTICLE RELIABLE TRUST IN GOD AND KEEP TOUR POWDER DRY THE TRUTH WILL OUT DISHONEST MEN CONCEAL THEIR FAULTS, HONEST MEN KNOW AND CONFESS THEM GAMBLING IS AS FASCINATING AS A RATTLESNAKE THROW DICE, BUT THROW THEM AWAY A FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED ALWAYS READ BEFORE SIGNING AN IDLE BRAIN BREEDS IDLE THOUGHTS PERSEVERANCE CONQUERS ALL THINGS BEWARE OF STRANGERS WHO OFFER YOU GREAT INDUCEMENTS. BEWARE! BEWARE!! BEWARE!!! SPARE MOMENTS ARE THE GOLD DUST OF TIME WORK AND VOTE AS YOU TALK AND PRAY COUNT THE DA Y LOST WHOSE LOW DESCENDING SEES VIEWS FROM THY HAND NO WORTHY ACTION DONE DON'T TRY TO GET SOMETHING FOE NOTHING STEADY APPLICATION, "PEGGING AT IT " TOIL AND HOPE IN EARLY LIFE EVERY TUB MUST STAND ON ITS OWN BOTTOM HONOR AND PROFIT ARE NOT ALWAYS IN THE SAME SACK THERE IS ALWAYS WORK FOR SKILLED HANDS TO HIM THAT HA'IH SHALL BE GIVEN "THERE ARE TOO MANY DOGS," SAID A CUR, "NOT TOO MANY GOOD ONES," REPLIED A SETTER THE HEARTS THAT DARE ARE QUICK TO FEEL FATHER TIME ISSUES NO LETTERS OF CREDIT GOOD NATURE IS THE BEAUTY OF THE MIND LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, OR POLISH UP THE DARK ONE A THOUGHT AT THE START SA VES A GROAN AT THE END WHO COMES LATE STAYS HALF AT HOME FAITHLESS TO HOMESPUN, DISLOYAL TO BROADCLOTH PULLING ANOTHER DOWN MEANS GETTING BELOW HIM HAPPINESS SHINES IN ALL WEATHER THINK OUT TOUR WORK, WORK OUT YOUR THOUGHTS LOOSE LAW AT HOME MEANS LYNCH LAW ABROAD A COURTESY POSTPONED IS A JOY DETHRONED A CORN-COB STOPPER DON'T HURT MILK IN A JUG BETTER SAW WOOD WELL THAN PLEAD LAW POORLY NO PAINS, NO GAINS MANY A SLIP BETWEEN THE CUP AND THE LIP HARD LABOR PREVENTS HARD LUCK BETTER CUT THE SHOE THAN PINCH THE FOOT DIRT IS DIRTIEST UPON THE FAIREST SPOTS "NOW" IS ON THE BANNER OF THE PRUDENT FRICTION WEARS OUT MACHINERY; WORRY, NOT WORK, USES UP MEN EVERY MAN DESIRES LONG LIFE BUT NO MANY WOULD BE OLD A FAT KITCHEN MAKES A LEAN WILL RUNNING AFTER A SHADOW IS A WEARISOME RACE CONTENTMENT MAKES THE POOREST MAN RICH, DISCONTENT MAKES THE MILLIONAIRE POOR NEVER QUIT CERTAINTY FOR HOPE LITTLE AND OFTEN FILLS THE PURSE THOUGHT IS MORTAR, DEEDS ARE STONE TO BE AN HONEST MAN IS THE MASTER CRAFT NEVER PROMISE WHAT YOU CANNOT FULFIL ILL GOTTEN GOODS SELDOM PROSPER THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM THE EARLY WORM IS A VICTIM OF THE EARLY BIRD SH1NE AS LIGHTS IN THE WORLD, BUT DO NOT PUT THE CANDLE IN A DRAUGHT A BUSINESS WILL RUN ITSELF ONLY ONE GRAVITY IS ALWAS DOWNWARD KEEP SMILING FIGURES DON’T LIE IF LIARS DON’T FIGURE MAGNIFY YOUR OFFICE, THE ORGAN BLOWER SAYS “I CAN PUMP ANY TUNE THE ORGANIST CAN PLAY” THE MOUNTAIN OF SUCCESS DOES NOT COME TO US WE MUST GO TO IT STEP BY STEP WOULD YOU LIVE LONG WORK HARD LITTLE STROKES FELL LARGE OAKS HE THAT WOULD THRIVE MUST RISE AT FIVE MAN, KNOW THY WORK AND DO IT IF NO WHALES, TRY AN OIL WELL IF THE STAGE ROUTE IS STOPPED, STRIKE FOR THE CARS FIREFLIES SHINE ONLY WHEN IN MOTION A YOUNG MAN IDLE -- AN OLD MAN NEEDY ONLY THE ACTIVE CAN HOPE TO SHINE BICYCLE RIDERS MOVE OR FALL DOING NOTHING IS NEXT NEIGHBOR TO DOING WRONG A ROCKING-HORSE MAKES MOTION, BUT NO PROGRESS BICYCLE RIDERS MOVE OR FALL THE RICH REPROVE THE POOR FOR IDLENESS DO NOT WAIT FOR SOMETHING TO TURN UP, THOSE WHO DO, ARE LIKELY TO TURN UP IN JAIL NO ONE WAS EVER LOST ON A STRAIGHT ROAD CHEERFULNESS IS A DUTY WE OWE TO OTHERS THE ASS BRATS AT THE DOG FOR BARKING I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT THAN PRESIDENT A WOODEN POT CANNOT OFTEN BE PUT ON THE FIRS. STEALING TIME MAY BE WORSE THAN STEALING MONEY BETTER A DONKEY THAT CARRIES YOU THAN A HORSE THAT THROWS YOU TALKING PAYS NO TOLL TREAD ON HOT COALS AND YOUR FEET WILL BE BURNED CREDIT LOST IS LIKE VENICE GLASS BROKEN A MEAN ACT WILL SOON RECOIL A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING TREAT WITH MEN ABOUT BUSINESS AT FIT TIMES A BOY IS BETTER UNBORN THAN UNTAUGHT HE THAT REGARDETH THE CLOUDS SHALL NOT REAP WHO LIES DOWN WITH DOGS RISES WITH FLEAS TIME TO A BUSINESS MAN IS MONEY BE PROMPT TO ADMIT AND RECTIFY A WRONG HE THAT LOVETH WINE AND OIL SHALL NOT BE RICH JUMP WHILE THE WAVE IS ON THE SWELL TALL OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW DO THE DUTY THAT LIES NEAREST THEE IT IS EASY TO BE NOTHING HOPE FOR THE BEST BUT BE READY FOR THE WORST THE TABLE ROBS MORE THAN THE THIEF BEFORE HONOR IS HUMILITY EASY COME EASY GO HIS PLENTY MADE HIM POOR THEY LOSE THE WORLD WHO BUT IT WITH MUCH CAKE BE NOT WISE IN THINE OWN EYES THRIFT IS BLESSING, IF MEN STEAL IT NOT TIS DEEDS MUST WIN THE PRIZE NO LEGACY IS SO RICH AS HONESTY CARE’S AN ENEMY TO LIFE THERE IS NO DARKNESS BUT IGNORANCE TOO LIGHT WINNING MAKES THE PRIZE LIGHT VIRTUE IS BOLD, AND GOODNESS NEVER FEARFUL SWEET MERCY IS NOBILITY'S TRUE BADGE THEY STUMBLE THAT RUN FAST I WASTED TIME AND NOW DOTH TIME WASTE ME A PURE CONSCIENCE MAY DEFY GOSSIP THERE IS NO EDUCATION LIKE ADVERSITY PLEASURE SHOULD FOLLOW BUSINESS WHOEVER IS CONTENTED, HE IS RICH NOT FAILURE, BUT LOW AIM IS CRIME THOSE CAN CONQUER WHO THINK THEY CAN FACTS AND FIGURES ARE STUBBORN THINGS HIS PLENTY MADE HIM POOR SUCCESS IS OFTEN A CAUSE OF FAILURE, PROSPERTY OF GOODS SHALL DESTROY THEM A WELL LIGHTED LAMP MUST BE KEPT FILLED MONEY OFTEN MAKES THE MARE RUN AWAY WITH YOU DO THAT FOR WHICH YOU ARE FITTED A CHICKEN CANNOT SWIM WITH DUCKS HUNGER TEACHES MANY THINGS POVERTY IS THE MOTHER OF ALL ARTS WISE DON'T WAIT FOR THE WAGON WHILE WALKING 1S GOOD SET A STOUT HEART AGAINST A STIFF WILL GOD EXPECTS YOU TO DO YOUR BEST DO NOT HUNT PARTRIDGES WITH A BAND OF MUSIC GOLDEN DEEDS MAKE GOLDEN DAYS A DAY OF WORRY IS WORSE THAN A WEEK OF WORK FONDNESS OF FAME IS AVARICE OF AIR DELAYS HAVE DANGEROUS ENDS EFFORT IS THE PRICE OF CONQUEST A DAY MISSPENT IS LOST |