Capacity Quote by Mark Twain

In order to work well, markets need a basic level of trust.

— James Surowiecki

The sneaking arts of underling tradesmen are thus erected into political maxims for the conduct of a great empire; for it is the most…

— Adam Smith

...commerce, which is mistakenly classified among the productive forms of work, ought to be ranked first among the parasitical professions like those of monk,…

— Charles Fourier

The goal of a successful trader is to make the best trades. Money is secondary.

— Alexander Elder

Servant Salesmanship. Work for the greater cause. Value is well exposed when the mission exceeds the commission.

— Bobby Compton

“Trading is injurious to your wealth. If you are smoking you may die in 20-30 years whereas by trading, this may happen the very…

— Vijay Kedia

In general, if any branch of trade, or any division of labour, be advantageous to the public, the freer and more general the competition,…

— Adam Smith

Your trade becomes very much impacted by the quality of your life experiences and your capacity to process them.

— Natasha Lyonne

To buy when others are despondently selling and sell when others are greedily buying requires the greatest fortitude and pays the greatest reward.

— John Templeton

Government must guard against quasi-monopoly suppliers becoming too important to fail, and encourage competition through, for example, splitting up contracts to encourage (smaller businesses)…

— Margaret Hodge

To build a great business, you have to do something hard just to be able to withstand all the competition that will later come…

— Glenn Kelman

Consider first the nature of the business in hand; then examine thy own nature, whether thou hast strength to undertake it.

— Epictetus