Industry is the soul of business and the keystone of prosperity.
Interpretation
Hard work and industry are essential for any successful business and contribute to overall prosperity.
In this quote, Charles Dickens emphasizes that diligence and industriousness are fundamental to the success of businesses. Without the effort and dedication of individuals, businesses cannot thrive, and the collective prosperity of society depends on the industrious nature of its workforce.
In practice
This quote can inspire entrepreneurs at a business conference.
I recollected one story there was in the village, how that on a certain night in the year (it might be that very night for anything I knew), all the dead people came out of the ground and sat at the heads of their own graves till morning.
A silent look of affection and regard when all other eyes are turned coldly away-the consciousness that we possess the sympathy and affection of one being when all others have deserted us-is a hold, a stay, a comfort, in the deepest affliction, which no wealth could purchase, or power bestow.
Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried, than before--more sorry, more aware of my own ingratitude, more gentle.
There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation, scarcely less excitement than the votaries of pleasure in theirs.
You might, from your appearance, be the wife of Lucifer,” said Miss Pross, in her breathing. “Nevertheless, you shall not get the better of me. I am an Englishwoman.
Christmas is a poor excuse every 25th of December to pick a man's pockets.
My model for business is The Beatles: They were four guys that kept each others' negative tendencies in check; they balanced each other. And the total was greater than the sum of the parts.
If I only had two dollars left I would spend one dollar on PR.
Market leadership can translate directly to higher revenue, higher profitability, greater capital velocity and correspondingly stronger returns on invested capital.
Business plans are the tool existing companies use for execution. They are the wrong tool to search for a business model.
If a company is profitable, the founder is in control. If it's not, investors are in control.
What I do know, at least what I think I have learned from my experiences in business, is that when there is a rush for everyone to do the same thing, it becomes more difficult to do. Not easier. Harder.
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