Trust

Little by little, her body was teaching her how to be quiet again.

New York swelled with the loud optimism of those who believe they have outpaced the future.

All the same inadequacies and talents were there, but now he seemed to have acquired a cold sort of fondness for the former and a muted disdain for the latter.

Every financier ought to be a polymath, because finance is the thread that runs through every aspect of life. It is indeed the knot where all the disparate strands of human existence come together. Business is the common denominator of all activities and enterprises. This, in turn, means there is no affair that does not pertain to the businessman.

As always, he mistakes doubt with depth, hesitation with analysis.

The more she exerted her body, the quieter her mind became.

Should’ve done as so many times before: nudge him gently enough in the right direction so he could believe he was in command.

that self-interest, if properly directed, need not be divorced from the common good,

Through all his endeavors William always took care to remember his beginnings during Jefferson’s embargo. This experience taught him two lessons he took to heart. The first one was that the ideal conditions for business were never given. One had to create them.