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There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant.

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

It is my conviction that secrets are more costly in the long run than honesty.

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.

The thought in my mind was that I must be a good merchant. If I were a good merchant, the rest would probably take care of itself.

Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread.

What prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes in any new branch of commerce when he knows not that his plans may be rendered unlawful before they can be executed?

Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.

Money tends to make people suspicious, if there's any money floating around.

Speculation is only a word covering the making of money out of the manipulation of prices, instead of supplying goods and services.