Words Seldom Seen: Droll
Droll Noun: Humorous in a dry or whimsical way. Example: "Mark Twain was a master of the droll...
Fold Early
"Learn to fold early when the odds are against you.” Charlie Munger Munger got a lot of his business savvy...
Show Me
“Show me the incentives and I’ll show you the outcome.” Charlie Munger Charlie Munger was Warren...
Being is Believing
“The whiter my hair becomes, the more ready people are to believe what I say.” Bertrand Russell English...
The Internet
“The internet is the most potent weapon against tyranny since the printing press.” John Steele Gordon in...
Words Seldom Seen: Moil
Moil Noun: Hard work, drudgery. Example: "He hoped the moil of blog posting would pay off...
Disgrace
“A person who dies rich dies disgraced.” Andrew Carnegie Carnegie was an early advocate of charity...
Chance
“Chance favors the prepared mind.” Louis Pasteur Pasteur’s is a more elegant way of saying “luck...
Old Age
”Old age and the wear of time teach many things.” Sophocles There are advantages to being old. In some...
Wage and Price Controls
“Wage and price controls have a long history, almost all of it bad.” John Steele Gordon In An Empire of...
