The Further Sayings of Chairman Malcolm

The chairman of Forbes magazine writes his own editorial page, which invariably includes quips and epigrams that help to make the bimonthly journal what he genially calls a ""capitalist tool.'' That epithet and this little book's title are a takeoff on communist wisdom, particularly that of Chairman Mao Tse-tung of China who wrote ``the little red book'' of political aphorisms (``surmount every difficulty to win victory''). The Malcolm Forbes sayings in this latest collection are clearly the fruit of deep contemplation: ``Good intentions are no substitute for good results''; ``an indispensable man should be dispensed with . . . promptly''; and again, ``stay slim and die later.'' Right on, Mr. Chairman. (May 28)