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The love of money as a possession. Will be recognised for what it is, a somewhat disgusting morbidity.

John Maynard Keynes

Education: the inculcation of the incomprehensible into the indifferent by the incompetent.
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Different Education Incompetent
If we consistently act on the optimistic hypothesis, this hypothesis will tend to be realised; whilst by acting on the pessimistic hypothesis we can keep ourselves for ever in the pit of want.
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Act Consistent Optimism Realize
Government machinery has been described as a marvelous labor saving device which enables ten men to do the work of one.
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Description Government Machine Oneself Work
What an extraordinary episode in the economic progress of man that age was which came to an end in August, 1914!
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Age Episode Man Progress
But my lord, when we addressed this issue a few years ago, didn’t you argue the other side?” He said, “That’s true, but when I get more evidence I sometimes change my mind. What do you do?
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Address Change Evidence Mindset
The social object of skilled investment should be to defeat the dark forces of time and ignorance which envelope our future.
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Envelope Future Ignorance Object Ourselves Skills Social
Ideas shape the course of history.
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Course History Ideas Shape
The businessman is only tolerable so long as his gains can be held to bear some relation to what, roughly and in some sense, his activities have contributed to society.
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Business Contribute Himself Man Society Tolerance
It is Enterprise which build and improves the world’s possessions. If Enterprise is afoot, Wealth accumulates whatever may be happening to Thrift; and if Enterprise is asleep, Wealth decays, whatever Thrift may be doing.
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Build Enterprise Improve Possession Sleep Thrift Wealth World
The glory of the nation you love is a desirable end, – but generally to be obtained at your neighbor’s expense.
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Desire Glory Love Nation Yourself
Successful investing is anticipating the anticipations of others.
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Anticipation Investment Success
Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.
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Belief Capital Goodness Greatness Man Wicket
When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done.
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Activity Country Development Job
If you owe your bank manager a thousand pounds, you are at his mercy. If you owe him a million pounds, he is at your mercy.
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Bank Manager Mercy Rich Yourself
The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones.
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Deep Difficult Effort Escape Ideas Inspirational Lying Old
In truth, the gold standard is already a barbarous relic.
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Gold Standard Truth

The love of money as a possession. Will be recognised for what it is, a somewhat disgusting morbidity.

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