The world does not owe men a living, but... by Owen D. Young | We Heart Quotes

World Men Philanthropist lawyer Diplomat

The world does not owe men a living, but business, if it is to fulfill its ideal, owes men an opportunity to earn a living.

- Owen D. Young

Other quotes by Owen D. Young

Dignity

When boasting ends, there dignity begins.

- Owen D. Young

Destruction

Markets as well as mobs respond to human emotions; markets as well as mobs can be inflamed to their own destruction.

- Owen D. Young

Business Man

It is not the crook in modern business that we fear, but the honest man who doesn't know what he is doing.

- Owen D. Young

Vision Faith

It takes vision and courage to create - it takes faith and courage to prove.

- Owen D. Young

Men Man

The man who can put himself in the place of other men, who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what the future has in store for him.

- Owen D. Young

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