Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future.
Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains of gratitude, since it was not to him but to God that the gift was made.
Love works not for profit nor reward; yet God has ordained that great gain shall be the certain result of every labor of love.
If WikiLeaks were a for-profit company, determining its real value would be a nearly impossible task.
I am a capitalist and I believe in making a profit.
There are two sides of corruption: 1. Those who feel and see the corruption because they are the victim of it 2. Those who pretend there is no corruption because they are profiting from it.
The Master said, “If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment.
The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.” (Analects 4.16)
I have always tried to make profitable films because people's offices shut down if films fail, and I will do everything to avoid that.
I think there's no reason the Davis Cup couldn't be as powerful and popular and profitable as any of the four majors are today, given some changes.
The greatest investment in life is the investment of unconditional love, as a profit you will get the greatest gift of life: happiness.
It is not by the absolute quantity of produce obtained by either class, that we can correctly judge of the rate of profit, rent, and wages, but by the quantity of labour required to obtain that produce.
Profits might also increase, because improvements might take place in agriculture, or in the implements of husbandry, which would augment the produce with the same cost of production.
Whenever, then, the usual and ordinary rate of the profits of agricultural stock, and all the outgoings belonging to the cultivation of land, are together equal to the value of the whole produce, there can be no rent.
Giving builds loyal customers and turns those customers into supporters... You can find passion and profit and meaning all at once, right now.
I think that 'Lost' is a bit of a dinosaur in terms of the type of show it is. The economics just don't support making a show this big and complicated profitable enough for a network.
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, but lose his soul?" -Mark 8:36
If you net a profit, reward the "producers." Allocate a portion to innovation & future growth. Place a portion in cash reserves to weather storms.
We are washed both on coming into the world and on going out of it, and we take no pleasure from the first washing nor any profit from the last.
An entrepreneur must pitch a potential investor for what the company is worth as well as sell the dream on how much of a profit can be made.
If you open up the mind, the opportunity to address both profits and social conditions are limitless. It's a process of innovation.
