To: cgbg
In my studies of 19th century entrepreneurs who made fantastic fortunes, none came up to the level of the founder fathers, and only William Vanderbilt even showed significant business talent.
56 posted on
11/25/2020 8:10:11 AM PST by
LS
("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix) )
To: LS
Agreed—and the key to happiness for the heirs of lesser talent is the old Clint Eastwood line: “A man has got to know his limitations.”
58 posted on
11/25/2020 8:13:25 AM PST by
cgbg
( Remember 1876--we _can_ do this!--Biden--Office of the Prisoner-Elect)
To: LS
63 posted on
11/25/2020 8:24:03 AM PST by
setter
To: LS
Generally it is shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves in three generations.
75 posted on
11/25/2020 9:18:16 AM PST by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(And lead us not into hysteria, but deliver us from the handwashers. Amen!)
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