Quote#Happiness
In all well-conducted concerns the law of "selection of the fittest"…
Quote byJames Nasmyth · 1808–1890
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: James Nasmyth engineer, 1883, p. 218 (p. 181 in 2010 edition).
English (original)
In all well-conducted concerns the law of "selection of the fittest" sooner or later comes into happy action, when a loyal and attached set of men work together harmoniously for their own advantage as well as for that of their employers.
— James Nasmyth
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