Day 208 · Fri, May 14, 2027 · Five editions

Fri, May 14, 2027

Five emails a day: 00:00 Night / 07:00 Morning / 12:00 Noon / 17:00 Evening / 21:00 Figures

00:00 Night · Health · Chinese classics

洪应明:Caigentan, Entry 301

洪应明《菜根譚》· 第301则 · Health · Human nature · Wealth · Investing

烈士譲千乗、貪夫爭一文。 人品星淵也、而好名、不殊好利。 天子營家國、乞人号饔飧。 位分霄壤也、而焦思、何異焦聲。

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第301则

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07:00 Morning · Health · Chinese classics

洪应明:Caigentan, Entry 119

洪应明《菜根譚》· 第119则 · Health · Cognition · Decision · Action

驚奇喜異者,無遠大之識; 苦節獨行者,非恆久之操。

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第119则

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12:00 Noon · Investing · Western classics

Adam Smith:The Wealth of Nations, Book I, Chapter VI, Paragraph 134

Adam Smith《The Wealth of Nations》· Book I, Chapter VI · Investing

But the whole price of any commodity must still finally resolve itself into some one or other or all of those three parts; as whatever part of it remains after paying the rent of the land, and the price of the whole labour employed in raising, manufacturing, and bringing it to market, must necessarily be profit to somebody.

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3300
Book I, Chapter VI, paragraph 134

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17:00 Evening · Career · Chinese classics

司馬光:Zizhi Tongjian, Volume 199, Entry 18

司馬光《資治通鑑》· 卷199·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝下之下永徽二年(辛亥,公元六五一年) · Leadership · Philosophy

十二月,壬子,處月朱邪孤注殺招慰使單道惠,與突厥賀魯相結。

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卷199·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝下之下永徽二年(辛亥,公元六五一年)·第18则

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21:00 Figures · Career · Entrepreneur memoirs

Henry Ford:My Life and Work, Excerpt 19

Henry Ford《My Life and Work》· My Life and Work · Leadership

3. The putting of service before profit. Without a profit, business cannot extend. There is nothing inherently wrong about making a profit. Well-conducted business enterprise cannot fail to return a profit, but profit must and inevitably will come as a reward for good service. It cannot be the basis--it must be the result of service.

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Excerpt 19

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