Quotes about William Petty

Wherefore when a man giveth out his money upon condition that be may not demand...

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Wherefore the race being not to the swift, etc. but time and chance happening to...

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The trade of banks is the buying and selling of interest and exchange.

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That some are poorer than others, ever was and ever will be: And that many...

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No man pays double or twice for the same thing, for as much as nothing...

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Money is the best rule of commerce.

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I hope no man takes what I said about the living and dieing of men...

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Here we are to remember that in consequence of our opinion that labor is the...

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Every seaman is not only a navigator, but a merchant and also a soldier.

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Causes of Civil War are also, that the Wealth of the Nation is in too...

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An house is of a double nature, viz., one, wherein it is a way and...

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A thousand acres that can feed a thousand souls is better than ten thousand acres...

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