"The business virtue par excellence is honesty—without it markets can’t long survive."

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“And the first question for a leader is: "Who do we intend to be?" not “What are we going to do?”

“Taking faith seriously leads to the utility of altruistic behavior.”

“Profit doesn’t appear as the goal but as a side effect of pursuing motivating principles.”

“Courage… is not a selfish attribute: it is only possible if you are pursuing a wider and more worthy goal.”

“We prepare for success by acquiring virtues.”

“Perhaps the most eloquent of the hard virtues is courage, the disposition to encounter adversity head-on and strive to overcome it.”

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