Famous Quotes | For you, o broker, there is no...

For you, o broker, there is no other principle but arithmetic. For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred; nor can I detach one duty, like you, from all other duties, and concentrate my forces mechanically on the payment of moneys. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Attribution: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), U.S. essayist, poet, philosopher. “Circles,” Essays, First Series (1841, repr. 1847).

Categories: Banks, Business And Commerce, Essayist, Money, Philosopher

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