The "human condition" is always to push forward for the better and economics is the study of that process.

The "human condition" is always to push forward for the better and economics is the study of that process.

...the only means to well-being is to increase the quantity of products. This is what business aims at.

...the only means to well-being is to increase the quantity of products. This is what business aims at.

The monstrous evils of the twentieth century have shown us that the greediest money grubbers are gentle doves compared with read more

The monstrous evils of the twentieth century have shown us that the greediest money grubbers are gentle doves compared with money-hating wolves like Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler, who in less than three decades killed or maimed nearly a hundred million men, women, and children and brought untold suffering to a large portion of mankind.

Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant.

Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant.

You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way. You start with the end, read more

You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way. You start with the end, and then you do everything you must to reach it.

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.

Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers (six if one went to Harvard).

Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers (six if one went to Harvard).

People don't have fortunes left them in that style nowadays; men have to work and women to marry for money. read more

People don't have fortunes left them in that style nowadays; men have to work and women to marry for money. It's a dreadfully unjust world.

My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants.

My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants.