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What we obtain too cheap we esteem too little; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
Thomas Paine, British author, political theorist (1737-1809)
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Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.
Albert Einstein, German physicist (1879-1955)
If you undervalue yourself, no-one’s going to come along and raise your price.
David Williams, British author, presenter (b. 1950)
Steinmetz once charged General Electric $10,000 for chalking an X on a defective machine part. When GE protested and asked him to justify the charge, he sent back this itemised bill – ‘Making one chalk mark - $1; knowing where to place it - $9,999.’
Charles Steinmetz, US electrical engineer (1865-1923)
You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to that hour.
Jim Rohn, US motivational speaker, author (1930-2009)
The individual’s most vital need is to prove his worth, and this usually means an insatiable hunger for action. For it is only the few who can acquire a sense of worth by developing and employing their capacities and talents. The majority prove their worth by keeping busy.
Eric Hoffer, US philosopher, author, longshoreman (1902-1983)
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