I know of only three people who really understand money. A professor at another university. One of my students. And a rather junior clerk at the Bank of England.
JOHN MAYNARD KEYNESThe power to become habituated to his surroundings is a marked characteristic of mankind.
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It is a good thing to make mistakes so long as you’re found out quickly.
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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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A study of the history of opinion is a necessary preliminary to the emancipation of the mind.
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Logic , like lyrical poetry , is no employment for the middle-aged.
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I do not know which makes a man more conservative – to know nothing but the present, or nothing but the past.
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It would be foolish, in forming our expectations, to attach great weight to matters which are very uncertain.
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In truth, the gold standard is already a barbarous relic.
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Nor should the argument seem strange that taxation may be so high as to defeat its object, and that, given sufficient time to gather the fruits, a reduction of taxation will run a better chance than an increase of balancing the budget.
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When I find new information I change my mind; What do you do?
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When the final result is expected to be a compromise, it is often prudent to start from an extreme position.
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Gold is a relic from a time when government’s were less trustworthy in these matters (currency debasement) than they are now.
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Whenever you save five shillings you put a man out of work for a day.
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I think that Capitalism, wisely managed, can probably be made more efficient for attaining economic ends than any alternative system yet in sight, but that in itself is in many ways extremely objectionable.
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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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When the facts change, I change my mind.
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