Being rational is a moral Imperative. You should never be stupider than you need to be.
At Newfoundland, it is said, that dried cod performs the office of money
It is the aim of good government to stimulate production, of bad government to encourage consumption.
The entrepreneur shifts economic resources out of an area of lower and into an area of higher productivity and greater yield.
The manner in which things exist and take place, constitutes what is called the nature of things; and a careful observation of the nature of things is the sole foundation of all truth.
I have made no distinction between the circulation of goods and of money, because there really is none.
One product is always ultimately bought with another, even when paid for in the first instance with money.
If you are lazy, and accept your lot, you may live in it. If you are willing to work, you can write your name anywhere you choose.
Workflow is understanding your job, understanding your tools, and then not thinking about it any more.
This bugs me the worst. That's when the husband thinks that the wife knows where everything is, huh? Like they think the uterus is a tracking device. He comes in: "Hey, Roseanne! Roseanne! Do we have any Cheetos left?" Like he can't go over and lift up the sofa cushion himself.
Music has a great advantage: without mentioning anything, it can say everything.