Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally. JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES Convention
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. JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES Development
How long will it be necessary to pay City men so entirely out of proportion to what other servants of society commonly receive for performing social services not less useful or difficult? JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES Performance
The study of economics does not seem to require any specialised gifts of an unusually high order. JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES Order
It is generally agreed that casinos should, in the public interest, be inaccessible and expensive. And perhaps the same is true of Stock Exchanges. JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES ExpensiveStock Market
There is no harm in being sometimes wrong – especially if one is promptly found out. JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES Oneself
Government machinery has been described as a marvelous labor saving device which enables ten men to do the work of one. JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES DescriptionOneself
I conceive, therefore, that a somewhat comprehensive socialisation of investment will prove the means of securing an approximation to full employment. JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES Employment
The friends of gold will have to be extremely wise and moderate if they are to avoid a revolution. JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES
