"All business proceeds on beliefs, or judgements of……" — Charles William Eliot
"All business proceeds on beliefs, or judgements of probabilities, and not on certainties."
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Charles William Eliot
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20 Quotes by Charles William Eliot
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The most satisfactory thing in all this earthly life is to be able to serve our fellow-beings-first, those who are…
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I recognize but one mental acquisition as a necessary part of the education of a lady or gentlemen, namely, an…
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Philosophy is the thoughts of men about human thinking, reasoning and imagining, and the real values in human existence.
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The Library is the heart of the University.
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When blocked or defeated in an enterprise I had much at heart, I always turned immediately to another field of…
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You know that it is only through work that you can achieve anything, either in college or in the world
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There is no mystery about successful business.... Exclusive attention to the person who is speaking to you.
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In some small field each child should attain, within the limited range of its experience and observation, the power to…
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Books are the quietest and most constant of friends.
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The strikebreaker is the hero of American industry.
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Truth and right are above utility in all realms of thought and action.
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Messenger of sympathy and love, Servant of parted friends, Consoler of the lonely, Bond of the scattered family, Enlarger of…
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