"The Coffee Trader" Quotes
A 17th-century Jewish merchant in Amsterdam gets caught up in a risky scheme to corner the market on a new commodity—coffee.
historical fiction | 384 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
Profit is the measure of success. All else is sentiment.
successprofit
Fear is the most effective business partner of all.
fearbusiness
The world is greed and greed alone.
greed
In the end, all men are alone. No matter how close they seem.
loneliness
Perseverance is the key to success.
perseverancesuccess
The only thing that does not change, is that everything changes.
change
In times of great change, the most dangerous thing is to do nothing.
changerisk
The past is a foreign country, and they do things differently there.
past
Desire is the root of all suffering.
desiresuffering
The only way to make a fortune is to take a chance.
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