Acceptance Quote by Thomas Jefferson

The selfish spirit of commerce knows no country, and feels no passion of principle but that of gain

— Thomas Jefferson

The spirit of commerce... renders every man willing to live on his own property...& prevents the growth of luxury.

— Baron de Montesquieu

Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice.

— Sofia

It is a maxim, founded on the universal experience of mankind, that no nation is to be trusted farther than it is bound by…

— George Washington

It is the awareness of unfulfilled desires which gives a nation the feeling that it has a mission and a destiny.

— Eric Hoffer

A foolish ruler, a weak child, and a person mad after riches, desire that which can not be procured.

— Ritu Ghatourey

The nation that buys commands, the nation that sells serves; it is necessary to balance trade in order to ensure freedom; the country that…

— Jose Marti

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Commerce has set the mark of selfishness, the signet of its all-enslaving power, upon a shining ore, and called it gold: before whose image…

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

Someone who wants to succeed has to overcome his own greed first

— Lu Buwei

“Something foreign is always living itself through you. Your whole life is the vehicle for something to come to earth An evil spirit. A…

— Chuck Palahniuk

This we must say, that everything is economics and economic interest as mere satisfaction of physical needs had, have and always will have a…

— Julius Evola