Most men love money and security more, and creation and construction less, as they get older

Quote by John Maynard Keynes

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Ideas shape the course of history.

Ideas shape the course of history.

The disruptive powers of excessive national fecundity may have played a greater part in bursting...

The disruptive powers of excessive national fecundity may have played a greater part in bursting...

For at least another hundred years we must pretend to ourselves and to every one...

For at least another hundred years we must pretend to ourselves and to every one...

The power of vested interests is vastly exaggerated compared with the gradual encroachment of ideas

The power of vested interests is vastly exaggerated compared with the gradual encroachment of ideas

Like Odysseus, the President looked wiser when he was seated.

Like Odysseus, the President looked wiser when he was seated.

It would not be foolish to contemplate the possibility of a far greater progress still.

It would not be foolish to contemplate the possibility of a far greater progress still.

Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most...

Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most...

The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward.

The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward.

Long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are...

Long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are...

If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a...

If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a...

Education: the inculcation of the incomprehensible into the indifferent by the incompetent.

Education: the inculcation of the incomprehensible into the indifferent by the incompetent.

The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency. By a...

The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency. By a...

I work for a Government I despise for ends I think criminal.

I work for a Government I despise for ends I think criminal.

Successful investing is anticipating the anticipations of others.

Successful investing is anticipating the anticipations of others.

The day is not far off when the economic problem will take the back seat...

The day is not far off when the economic problem will take the back seat...

The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old...

The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old...

A study of the history of opinion is a necessary preliminary to the emancipation of...

A study of the history of opinion is a necessary preliminary to the emancipation of...

The love of money as a possession - as distinguished from the love of money...

The love of money as a possession - as distinguished from the love of money...

I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it....

I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it....

I like my money right where I can see it... hanging in my closet.

I like my money right where I can see it... hanging in my closet.

If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love.

If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love.