Entrepreneur quotes

Self-Help, Chapter IX, “Men of Business,” Project Gutenberg #935. The line appears in the chapter’s discussion of honesty in business: Smiles argues that even temporary material loss is preferable to sacrificing character, which he describes as a fortune in itself.

Men of Invention and Industry, Chapter X, “Industry in Ireland: Through Connaught and Ulster to Belfast”; Project Gutenberg #725. Period capitalization and gendered wording are preserved as source text.

The Way to Wealth, where Father Abraham repeats maxims associated with Poor Richard.

Poor Richard’s Almanack; a compact maxim about managing work before accumulated demands begin managing you.

Poor Richard’s Almanack.

Men of Invention and Industry, Chapter IX, “Charles Bianconi: A Lesson of Self-Help in Ireland”; Project Gutenberg #725. This excerpt is Smiles’s narrative conclusion immediately after an anecdote about saving time.

The Wealth of Nations; Smith states the consumer-oriented purpose of production while discussing economic policy.

Advice to a Young Tradesman, 21 July 1748; concluding advice on industry and frugality.

Struggles and Triumphs, 1872 author’s edition; Barnum is describing the beginning of his ownership and management of the American Museum.

The Art of Money Getting, unheaded opening economy discussion before the first formal contents section, Project Gutenberg #8581. “True economy consists in always making the income exceed the out-go” follows Barnum’s contrast between real economy and penny-wise meanness and leads into his margin-of-income example. The queue parser’s inherited “rule i” hint is not a printed heading in this witness. This remains nineteenth-century conduct-of-life and financial rhetoric, not individualized financial planning or a guaranteed savings rule.

The Art of Money Getting, “Be Polite and Kind to Your Customers”; Barnum treats civility as a practical part of durable commercial reputation.

Proverbs 22:29, King James Version.

Struggles and Triumphs, 1872 author’s edition; this is autobiographical reflection from Barnum’s account of rebuilding after a difficult business period.

Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie; Carnegie describes his decision to concentrate his business attention on iron and steel.

Acres of Diamonds; Conwell repeatedly argues that useful opportunity can be found and developed near one’s existing circumstances.

The Art of Money Getting, in Barnum’s discussion of thorough work and business effort.

Up from Slavery, Chapter XIV, “The Atlanta Exposition Address,” Project Gutenberg #2376. The sentence occurs inside Washington’s reproduced 1895 Atlanta Exposition address, where he argues for the dignity of common labour and beginning economic development from practical foundations.

Cheerfulness as a Life Power; Project Gutenberg #18394. The sentence reflects late nineteenth-century business advice and period language.

The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Part III; Smith asks what rewards ordinarily encourage industry, prudence, truth, justice, and humanity.

Self-Help, Chapter IX, “Men of Business,” Project Gutenberg #935. The sentence appears in Smiles’s discussion of method, punctuality and the economical use of time, contrasting losses that may be repaired with time once spent, which cannot be recovered.

Final Report on the Subject of Manufactures, December 5, 1791, preserved by Founders Online / National Archives. The sentence appears in Hamilton’s argument for diversifying occupations and manufacturing activity. It is eighteenth-century political economy and policy advocacy, not current economic or investment guidance.