Wit & Wisdom

“The heroes of finance are like beads on a string—when one slips off, all the rest follow.”

Henrik Ibsen, quoted in the London Times

“The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.”

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John Kenneth Galbraith, quoted in The New York Times

“Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.”

Albert Einstein, quoted in TheStreet.com

“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.”

Muhammad Ali, quoted in the Norwich, Conn., Bulletin

“There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought.”

Laurence J. Peter, quoted in TheBookReporter.com

“I’m living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.”

ee cummings, quoted in the Adelaide, Australia, Advertiser

“You can fool some of the people some of the time—and that’s enough

to make a decent living.”

W.C. Fields, quoted in the Pittsburgh, Kan., Morning Sun