Full Idea
Remember that time is money, …and that credit is money, …and that money can beget money.
Gist of Idea
Time is money, ..credit is money, ..and money breeds more money
Source
Benjamin Franklin (Advice to a Young Tradesman [1748], p.87-), quoted by Max Weber - The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism 2
Book Reference
Weber,Max: 'Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism' [Routledge 2001], p.14
A Reaction
[snippets] A wonderful quotation rescued by Max Weber, showing that Franklin understood capitalism with crystal clarity, before it had even barely begun
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