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Business Quotes by Abraham Lincoln
- The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow [sic] which can be done…
- Law is nothing else but the best reason of wise men applied for ages to the transactions and business of mankind.
- Extemporaneous speaking should be practised [sic] and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public. However able and faithful he may be in other…
- Freedom is the natural condition of the human race, in which the Almighty intended men to live. Those who fight the purpose of the Almighty…
- One company can serve some of your needs all of the time, or all of your needs some of the time, but never both.
- I sincerely wish war was a pleasanter and easier business than it is, but it does not admit of holidays.
- It is your business to rise up and preserve the Union and liberty, for yourselves, and not for me. I desire they shall be constitutionally…
- If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any…
- Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
- With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on…
- If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
- Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will…
- My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.
- If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any…
- Character is the tree, reputation is the shadow.
- Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can ... As a peace-maker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man.…
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- I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service. — Richard Bach
- Second, we have to make the most of the strengths we have, the amenities that many of our competitors cannot replicate. But… — Gerard Arpey
- I don't want to lie. I dislike dishonesty. And I work in Hollywood, a town and a business that relies on a… — David Arquette
- I may be president of the United States, but my private life is nobody's damned business. — Chester A. Arthur
- Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind… — Mary Kay Ash
- Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people. — Mary Kay Ash
- Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.' Not… — Mary Kay Ash
- People are definitely a company's greatest asset. It doesn't make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A company is… — Mary Kay Ash