Monthly Archives: August 2005

“No man is rich whose expenditures exceed his means; and no one is poor whose incomings exceed his outgoings.”–Haliburton. A COMIC poet of Rome who lived about 200 B. C. wailed in his writings about “the good old days,” just … Continue reading →

“Economy is too late at the bottom of the purse.” –Seneca. THE above suggestion from Lucius Annaeus Seneca, one of the wisest of Romans who lived before Christ was born and after the crucifixion, is a thought handed down to … Continue reading →

“Go boldly; go serenely; go augustly: None can withstand thee then.” GOING boldly simply means going with as?surance and carrying with one the atmosphere of calm confidence. In these days of individual competition, it takes boldness and confidence to win. … Continue reading →

“Let all your views in life be directed to a solid, however moderate, independence; without it no man can be happy, nor even honest.”–Junius. AS a whole people we are free and inde?pendent but, as a family or as individuals, … Continue reading →

“The habit of saving is itself an education; it fosters every virtue, teaches self-denial, cultivates the sense of order, trains to forethought, and so broadens the mind”–T. T. Munger. FOR everything you have missed, you have gained something else; for … Continue reading →

“If the world does not recognize your talents, don’t get discouraged; get mad. An angry man sometimes accomplishes something; a discouraged one never does.” “If I were a cobbler I’d try with my might the best of all cobblers to … Continue reading →

“By the elimination of waste have I acquired a competence. I get much happiness from the knowl?edge that I have wasted nothing.”–Geo. W. Childs. THE wealth of the United States is estimated at about 350 billion dollars, and exceeds the … Continue reading →

“Great fortunes grow from small interest.” WHAT is paid for the use of a house is “rent.” What is paid you for your work is “salary” or “wages.” What is paid your money for its work is “interest.” And interest … Continue reading →

“There are two times in a man’s life when h* should not speculate; when he can’t afford it, and when he can.”–Mark Twain. THIS year any man or woman who loses a dollar through making bad investments –that man or … Continue reading →

“He who injures one threatens many!’ THE total value of all of the products of the mine, the forest and the farm consumed in the United States ranges from 25 to 30 billion dollars annually at present values. Our excess … Continue reading →