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.

The desire of businessmen for profits is what drives prices down unless forcibly prevented from engaging in price competition, usually read more

The desire of businessmen for profits is what drives prices down unless forcibly prevented from engaging in price competition, usually by governmental activity.

A man who has a million dollars is as well off as if her were rich.

A man who has a million dollars is as well off as if her were rich.

More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause.

More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause.

Budgets are for cutting, that's why you set them.

Budgets are for cutting, that's why you set them.

It is impossible to understand the history of economic thought if one does not pay attention to the fact that read more

It is impossible to understand the history of economic thought if one does not pay attention to the fact that economics as such is a challenge to the conceit of those in power.

Economics is not about things and tangible material objects; it is about men, their meanings and actions.

Economics is not about things and tangible material objects; it is about men, their meanings and actions.

Our job is not to set things right but to see them right.

Our job is not to set things right but to see them right.

The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.

The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.