When a Cabbage Could Sell Itself just by being a Cabbage!

Image by Brantford Selections via FlickrI detest life-insurance agents; they always argue that some day I shall die, which is not so. – Stephen Butler-Leacock




When buyers don’t fall for prices, prices must fall for buyers. – anonymous



I remember well the time when a cabbage could sell itself just by being a cabbage. Nowadays it’s no good being a cabbage – unless you have an agent and pay him a commission. Nothing is free any more to sell itself or give itself away. – Jean Giraudoux



When I sell liquor, it’s called bootlegging; when my patrons serve it on silver trays on Lake Shore Drive, it’s called hospitality. – Al Capone



Look out for the fellow who lets you do all the talking. – Frank McKinney Hubbard



I have great faith in the people; as for their wisdom – well, Coca-Cola still outsells champagne. – Adlai Stevenson

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You Can't be a Conservative Until You have something to Lose

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It is always safe to assume, not that the old way is wrong, but that there may be a better way. – Henry F. Harrower




Let’s talk some sense to the American people. Let’s tell them the truth, that there are no gains without pains. – Adlai Stevenson



The men who have changed the universe have never accomplished it by changing officials, but always by inspiring the people. – Napolean Bonaparte



There are two kinds of fools. One says, “This is old, therefore it is good.” The other says, “This is new, therefore it is better.” – Dean William Ralph Inge



No man can be a conservative until he has something to lose. – James P. Warburg



Airplanes will be used in sport, but they are not to be thought of as commercial carriers. – Octave Chanute



There is no way to make people like change. You can only make them feel less threatened by it. – Frederick O’R Hayes

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Lack of Power Corrupts Absolutely

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If thou art a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf. – Thomas Fuller

A leader is a dealer in hope. – Napoleon Bonaparte

Power corrupts, but lack of power corrupts absolutely – Adlai E. Stevenson

The leader must know, must know that he knows, and must be able to make it abundantly clear to those around him that he knows. – Clarence B. Randall

He’s fair. He treats us all the same – like dogs. – Henry Jordan

I never give them hell; I just tell the truth, and they think it’s hell. – Harry S. Truman

To command is to serve, nothing more, and nothing less. – Andre Malraux

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