PROSPERITY Most people can't stand prosperity . . . but then again, most people don't have to. Nothing But Winners by Pat Williams and Ken Hussar (TriMark Publishing Co., Wilmington, Delaware) 1984. 6000 One Liners!
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PSST--WANNA MAKE A FORTUNE? Make a bathroom scale that lies, convincingly. Humorist Fran Lebowitz, as quoted in Forbes
SET UP FOR LIFE I had a note from my bro-in- law, Mike, the other day. He's the one in the catering business. He says business is terrific. In fact, he said that he now…
UNDERSTATEMENT According to the November 25th issue of Fortune. magazine, Kenneth J. Semelsberger, 49, senior vice president at Scott Fetzer commented on his company's decision to accept a takeover bid from cash-rich Berkshire Hathaway: "When…
MONEY/FRIENDS Money can't buy you friends, but your enemies treat you a little better.
MONETY/HAPPINESS Money can't buy happiness, we're told. But a lot of people would like the chance to prove it for themselves.
COMMUNICATING POVERTY Poverty is hereditary. You can get it from your children (also true of insanity).
PRIORITIES FOR SUCCESS People owe it to themselves to become a success. After that, they owe it to the IRS.
THE SECRET OF PROGRESS All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income. Samuel Butler
MONEY Among the things that money can't buy is what it used to. Funny, Funny World
MONEY A lot of people are making money the old fashioned way. They borrow it and forget from whom. Funny, Funny World.
MORE MONEY A miser isn't any fun to live with -- but he makes a wonderful ancestor. On the Upbeat.
RICH isn't just a state of mind. It's not having to arrange your vacation so that you arrive home on pay day. Funny, Funny World
THE AGE OF SPECIALIZATION A medical specialist is a doctor with a smaller practice but a larger boat. Funny, Funny World
SUCCESS -- VARIATIONS ON A THEME 100 YEARS LATER My friend Ronnie Patton shared these two parallel quotes on success. "To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection…
ECONOMICS-TERSELY PUT If your outgo exceeds your income then your upkeep will be your downfall.
CHEAP He was so cheap that if he'd been at the Last Supper he would have asked for separate checks. John G. Blewitt, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
BUMPER STICKER Tithe if you love Jesus, any idiot can honk!
MONEY "The average family's ambition is to make as much money as they're spending"
P. S. Did you hear about the fellow who went into business on a shoestring and tripled his investment? Now he's trying to figure out what to do with three shoestrings!
