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“A single well‑executed plan is worth a thousand unexamined ideas.
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be; for loan oft loses both itself and friend.
“Money is the water we swim in. Most of us don't know we're wet.
“I built fortresses, dredged canals, and fostered trade for prosperity.
“Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.
“Always stay gracious. The best revenge is your paper.
“With every passing year, the education you have becomes more valuable.
“Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
“Luxury is everywhere in proportion to the inequality of fortunes.
“Innovation requires trust before it requires investment.
“All their women from childhood are accustomed to spinning cotton and weaving cloth.
“The king's strength is his army. The army's strength is the treasury. The treasury's strength is the people.
“The value of a man is his price; so much as would be given for the use of his power.
“Austerity is not an economic policy; it's a political choice.
“My hands are a tool. They help me to think.
“Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.
“No excellent company can be created without excellent culture and excellent people.
“Writing is the only thing that when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.
“All enterprises are dependent on finance. Hence, treasury is the most important.
“A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.