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Stuart G

(38,421 posts) Wed Dec 7, 2016, 02:03 PM Dec 2016

A quote about making money...and often the results of money making..

........."Men make counterfeit money; in many more cases, money makes counterfeit men. "

Sydney J. Harris, writer ,columnist..Chicago Daily News, and Chicago Sun Times..

Born: September 14, 1917, London, United Kingdom
Died: December 8, 1986, Chicago, IL

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A quote about making money...and often the results of money making.. (Original Post) Stuart G Dec 2016 OP

Greed is a disease. sarcasmo Dec 2016 #1

You..sarcasmo.. have just said more in 4 simple words, than many say in a lifetime.. Stuart G Dec 2016 #3

He used to write a great column that would make no sense today... CincyDem Dec 2016 #2

On my desk at this moment is a column that he wrote that makes sense today.. Stuart G Dec 2016 #4

Yeah - you're right. I was thinking specifically about the random through columns CincyDem Dec 2016 #5

sarcasmo

(23,968 posts)

1. Greed is a disease.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 02:04 PM

Dec 2016

Stuart G

(38,421 posts)

3. You..sarcasmo.. have just said more in 4 simple words, than many say in a lifetime..

Reply to sarcasmo (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 02:07 PM

Dec 2016

Thank You for your exceptional thoughts on this..

CincyDem

(6,357 posts)

2. He used to write a great column that would make no sense today...

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 02:06 PM

Dec 2016

Every week or two he would do a column entitled "Things I learned on my way to looking up other things". It was some random esoteric opinion piece. That whole concept is lost in a post-google world where we extract data to support our conclusions, instead of creating new learnings/conclusions from unexpected data.

oh well...at least we're still #26 (or there abouts) in the global education ranking.

Stuart G

(38,421 posts)

4. On my desk at this moment is a column that he wrote that makes sense today..

Reply to CincyDem (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 02:18 PM

Dec 2016

It is yellowed and old, maybe 35 years old..I cut it out back then. and the title of it is..Time lost can never be regained--not for love or money.

Basically he said the use of time is one of the most important concepts there is. He goes on to say that.."Time is love"..so, if we spent time with good friends and our children, we are really saying that we care very deeply about them. Towards the end of that column he says this..Time is love above all else. It is the most precious commodity in the world, and should be lavished on those we care most about."..

I really think that this one would make sense today, as it made 35 years ago..(well, you got to have some kind of mind to understand it...but many here certainly would..and I do think that many more would realize the truth in those two sentences..)

CincyDem

(6,357 posts)

5. Yeah - you're right. I was thinking specifically about the random through columns

Reply to Stuart G (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 02:25 PM

Dec 2016

He had a lot of great stuff that would easily survive the test of time. I'm not sure why he didn't get the same visibility as a Molly Ivins. I love her too but I think he was a little more muted and elegant - she had that edge that made news.

Either way, your point about time make a lot of sense today, maybe more so than when he wrote it.

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