A desire of gain is common to mankind, and the general motive to business and industry.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
People want riches; they need fulfillment.
An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare the most precious and permanent goods of human life have been madly sacrificed in the interests of momentary enrichment.
The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.
I believe that the human motive to share is very powerful. The human motive to profit is also very powerful, and I think that the profit motive and the sharing motive are not exclusive.
In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it.
He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
People value and spend their money more wisely when they acquire it by their own efforts - also known as work.
Some people just get what they want in the world.
Advertising is the principal reason why the business man has come to inherit the earth.
Profit is the sole criterion used by the establishment to evaluate economic activity. From the rat race to lame ducks. The vocabulary in vogue is a give-away. It's more reminiscent of a human menagerie than human society.
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