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Money demands that you sell, not your weakness to mens stupidity, but your talent to their reason
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"Money demands that you sell, not your weakness to men's stupidity, but your talent to their reason"

- Ayn Rand

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This quote by Ayn Rand is a pointer that money need to not be the sole incentive for our actions. Rather, we must concentrate on utilizing our skills to interest people's reason. Money needs to not be used to exploit our weak points or to make the most of individuals's stupidity. Instead, we should use our talents to interest individuals's reason and to develop value for them. Money should be viewed as a tool to help us achieve our objectives, not as an end in itself. We ought to strive to use our skills to produce something of worth for others, and not just to make a quick dollar. Money needs to be viewed as a method to an end, not as an end in itself.

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Ayn Rand This quote is written / told by Ayn Rand between February 2, 1905 and March 6, 1982. She was a famous Writer from Russia. The author also have 46 other quotes.

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