No gain is so certain as that which proceeds from the economical use of what you already have.
—Latin Proverb
The engine which drives enterprise is not thrift, but profit.
—John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946) English Economist
The true way to gain much, is never to desire to gain too much. He is not rich that possesses much, but he that covets no more; and he is not poor that enjoys little, but he that wants too much.
—Francis Beaumont (1584–1616) English Elizabethan Dramatist
The investor of today does not profit from yesterday’s growth.
—Warren Buffett (b.1930) American Investor
Biggest profits mean gravest risks.
—Chinese Proverb
Take every gain without showing remorse about missed profits, because an eel may escape sooner than you think.
—Lope de Vega (1562–1635) Spanish Playwright, Poet, Writer
Several weeks of summer vacation in the Thirties I spent working at $15 a week in the FORBES office…. I worked in the mail cage, where envelopes were slit and subscription payments extracted. Dad used to come pounding down the office aisle and pause long enough to ask, How much today? Inevitably the answer was inadequate-except once. That day the controller said excitedly, Mr. Forbes, the ledger shows a slight profit this month! … My father turned to him and said, Young man, I don’t give a damn what your books show. Do we have any money in the bank?
—Malcolm S. Forbes (1919–1990) American Publisher, Businessperson
What is a man if he is not a thief who openly charges as much as he can for the goods he sells?
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) Indian Hindu Political leader
In the state of nature profit is the measure of right.
—Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) English Political Philosopher
When shallow critics denounce the profit motive inherent in our system of private enterprise, they ignore the fact that it is an economic support of every human right we possess, and that without it, all rights would soon disappear.
—Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) American Head of State, Military Leader
No profit grows where is no pleasure taken; in brief, sir, study what you most affect.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
—Plutarch (c.46–c.120 CE) Greek Biographer, Philosopher
When profit is unshared, it’s less likely to grow greater.
—Malcolm S. Forbes (1919–1990) American Publisher, Businessperson
Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
—W. Edwards Deming (1900–93) American Engineer, Statistician
Cut your losses and let your profits run.
—U.S. Proverb
Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn’t be any fun living in it, or profit.
—Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw) (1818–85) American Humorist, Author, Lecturer
Profit is the brother of loss.
—Turkish Proverb
What doth it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul?
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
Civilization and profits go hand in hand.
—Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933) American Head of State, Lawyer
Small profits are good if they come often.
—French Proverb
Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
—Sophocles (495–405 BCE) Ancient Greek Dramatist
As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only in the answer to this single question: how much money will it bring in?
—Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–59) French Historian, Political Scientist
It is a socialist idea that making profits is a vice. I consider the real vice is making losses.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613–80) French Writer
There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you can enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.
—Bertrand A. Russell (1872–1970) British Philosopher, Mathematician, Social Critic
There are only two things from which to choose: profit or loss.
—Indian Proverb
To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.
—John Churton Collins (1848–1908) British Literary Critic, Writer
A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
—John C. Maxwell (b.1947) American Author, Speaker, Pastor
Profit and morality are a hard combination to beat.
—Hubert Humphrey (1911–78) American Head of State, Politician
A man profits more by the sight of an idiot than by the orations of the learned.
—Arabic Proverb
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