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No loss should hit us which can be avoided with constant care.
A.P. Møller Letter to his son Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller · 1946

Quotes

“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Constant care from everyone, in matters great and small and always, is a necessary condition for the company’s success.”

A.P. Møller · Letter to Lindø Shipyard Management, 1964 · Primary source

“Diligence overcomes difficulties, sloth makes them.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“All things are easy to industry, all things difficult to sloth.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“No man ever was glorious who was not laborious.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“None preaches better than the ant, and she says nothing.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Sloth (like rust) consumes faster than labor wears. The used key is always bright.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Well done is twice done.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Never leave till tomorrow what you can do today.”

Benjamin Franklin · The Way to Wealth, 1758 · Primary source

“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”

Thomas Jefferson · Letter to Thomas Jefferson Smith, 1825 · Primary source

Works

A.P. Møller · 1946
Letter to his son Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller

A private letter of guidance from A.P. Møller to his son on running the family shipping business with foresight and diligence.

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A.P. Møller · 1964
Letter to Lindø Shipyard Management

A letter to the management of the Lindø shipyard, applying the principle of "rettidig omhu" (constant care) as a standard for running the new yard.

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