“ Business on a money-making basis is most insecure. ”
Henry Ford, My Life and Work (1922). copy citation
Author | Henry Ford |
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Source | My Life and Work |
Topic | money business |
Date | 1922 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7213/pg7213-images.html |
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“Money chasing is not business.
It is very easy, unless one keeps a plan thoroughly in mind, to get burdened with money and then, in an effort to make more money, to forget all about selling to the people what they want. Business on a money-making basis is most insecure. It is a touch-and-go affair, moving irregularly and rarely over a term of years amounting to much. It is the function of business to produce for consumption and not for money or speculation. Producing for consumption implies that the quality of the article produced will be high and that the price will be low—that the article be one which serves the people and not merely the producer.”
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