It's worse to pay too little
I saw this a couple of weeks ago..... it was posted on the wall of a little chip stand in Consecon.....
I wrote it out, while I was enjoying a hot dog! ( Breakfast of champions!!! )
It is unwise to pay too much
but it's unwise to pay too little
When you pay too much you sometimes lose a little money thats all.
When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything.... because the thing you bought was not capable of doing the thing it was bought to do!
The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot. It can't be done!
If you buy from the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run.
And if you do THAT?? you will have enough to pay for something better!
Attributed to John Ruskin ( 1819-1900 )
posted by Paul @ 12:35 a.m.
2 Comments:
Very profound statement.
The same concept could also apply to other than financial interests.
If you pay too much attention to someone/something...it may be viewed as being insincere.
If you pay too little attention - much worse - can result (perceived) uncaring, hurt feelings etc.
There's only one area that I can think of, where you lose nothing (and gain everything) by paying more attention and you lose a lot (possibly everything) by paying less attention:
The reading of the Bible! (sadly, I'm guilty of this, myself).
Make sense???!!!
I am guilty of paying too little over and over!
That DOES make sense, Goldwings and I do that too...sigh.
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