[General] It's not what you pay a man ...

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Start date Nov 8, 2017

Berry35

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Nov 8, 2017

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It’s not what you pay a man, but what he cost you that counts. Could you explain this to me?

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Rover_KE

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Nov 8, 2017

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Berry35 said:
"It’s not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts."

Could you explain this to me?

Welcome to the forum, Berry.

Always tell us the source and author of any text you quote, please.

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Tdol

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Nov 9, 2017

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You could pay someone a small salary, but their actions could cost you a lot of money if they did something wrong.

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Rover_KE

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Nov 9, 2017

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I'm still waiting for the source and author of the text.

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