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"In civil business: what first? boldness; what second and third? boldness. And yet boldness is a child of ignorance and baseness, far inferior to other parts."
"A mission statement should define the business that the organization wants to be in, not necessarily what it is in."

Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or buying and selling products. It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for profit."
"In civil business: what first? boldness; what second and third? boldness. And yet boldness is a child of ignorance and baseness, far inferior to other parts."
"A friendship founded on business, which Mr. Flagler used to say was a good deal better than a business founded on friendship."
"The mechanism of modern business is so delicate that extreme care must be taken not to interfere with it in a spirit of rashness or ignorance."
"Of course, theres a different law for the rich and the poor: otherwise, who would go into business?"
"To business that we love we rise betime, And go to t with delight."
"When a business is bought, it is bought for its potential—for its future, not its past."