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 sacredceltic sacredceltic April 20, 2011 April 20, 2011 at 4:19:10 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

@wrongtag: John Maynard KeYnes

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If you owe your bank manager a thousand pounds, you are at his mercy. If you owe him a million pounds, he is at your mercy.

added by Scott, April 20, 2011
➜ #845570Si vous devez mille livres à votre banquier, vous êtes à sa merci, mais si vous lui devez un million de livres, il est à la vôtre.

linked by sacredceltic, April 20, 2011
➜ #1031795Jos olet pankkiirille velkaa tonnin, olet hänen armoillaan. Jos sinä olet hänelle velkaa miljoonan, hän on sinun armoillasi.

linked by Anteroinen, August 7, 2011
➜ #1353063Jeśli winien jesteś dyrektorowi banku tysiąc funtów, jesteś zdany na jego łaskę. Jeśli jesteś mu winien milion funtów, to on zdany jest na twoją łaskę.

linked by Ollie1337, January 11, 2012
➜ #10835084Idan kana bin manajan bankinka fam dubu, to kuna cikin jinƙansa. Idan kuna bin sa bashin fam miliyan, to ya na jinƙan ku.

linked by TWB, May 17, 2022