"Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers"

"Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides"

"Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody"

"Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made"

"Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair shop"

"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body"

"Business is the salt of life"

"Architects are pretty much high-class whores. We can turn down projects the way they can turn down some clients, but we've both got to say yes to someone if we want to stay in business"

"The League is very well when sparrows shout, but no good at all when eagles fall out"

"If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts"

"I like Mr. Gorbachev, we can do business together"