“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.”
Henry Ford (1863–1947) American industrialist
As quoted in News Journal [Mansfield, Ohio] (3 August 1965)
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“If money is all that a man makes, then he will be poor — poor in happiness, poor in all that makes life worth living.”
Herbert N. Casson cited in: Forbes magazine (1950) The Forbes scrapbook of Thoughts on the business of life. p. 302
1950s and later
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