Leadership

When two men ride of a horse, one must ride behind. - Shakespeare

The rider in front steers. The one behind is along for the ride. Choose your place.

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than to be crowded on a velvet cushion. – Henry David Thoreau
This may be the refrain of the sole proprietor

The substance of the eminent Socialist gentleman’s speech is that making a profit is a sin, but it is my belief that the real sin is taking a loss. – Winston Churchill

It would have been nice if he had included something like “unless the loss was caused by your adherence to honesty.” Dishonest profit is worse than a sin.