Links are provided below to three books by B. C. Forbes: (1) "Scrapbook of Thoughts on the Business of Life," (2) "Little Bits about Big Men," and (3) "America's 50 Foremost Business Leaders."
"America's Fifty Foremost Business Leaders" covers a span of time from 1917 to 1947: From the founding of FORBES Magazine to its thirtieth anniversary. These men were voted the best-of-the-best by their peers in 1947.
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"Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil; our great hope lies in developing what is good." Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
I have just finished reading Volume I of "The Forbes Scrapbook of Thoughts on the Business of Life." It is amazing how just reading a few of the thoughts of a man or woman can be enough to make me wonder why I was never taught more about great men and women of American history … or, maybe, to keep the blame where it best rests: Why I have been negligent in my studies until I am an old man who can see the end of days ahead? Do not waste thy youth, young man or woman! Peter E. Greulich
This quote also shows up credited to Mr. Morley in B. C. Forbes' Scrapbook of Thoughts: Volume I from 1953. Trying to find information on Mr. Morley proved challenging. It seems that if Wikipedia doesn't know about you, you just don't exist, eh? Which means I don't exist either, right? (Thank God!) So, I did a little digging, and this is what I found.
Cheers,
- Peter E. |
Peter E. GreulichPete has been studying IBM and early American corporate history since his retirement in 2011. These are his thoughts and musings, and of those whose biographies he has read with links to articles and book reviews on this website. Categories
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