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John Ross Macduff: Capital! What is capital? Is it what a man has? Is it counted by pounds and…

Capital! What is capital? Is it what a man has? Is it counted by pounds and pence, stocks and shares, by houses and lands? No! capital is not what a man has, but what a man is. Character is capital; honour is capital.

In today’s wordsCapital! What is capital? Is it what a person has, counted in pounds and pence, stocks and shares, houses and lands? No! Capital is not what a person has but what a person is. Character is capital; honor is capital.

John Ross MacduffCommonly attributed
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From the book Quoted in Cassell's Book of Quotations, Proverbs and Household Words, compiled by W. Gurney Benham, 1914

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