Quotes about the economy
1. “When we do something right, no one will remember; when we do something wrong, no one will forget!”
——National Institute of Meteorology, Washington, USA
2. Our dinner does not come from the favor of butchers, brewers and bakers, but from their concern for their own interests.
——Adam Smith, "The Wealth of Nations" (1776)
3. Life begins with your own cries and ends with the tears of others. The process is happiness.
——The Western philosopher said so.
4. Since 1520, only 85 institutions in the world have survived to this day, 50 of which are universities. Universities survive on dreams and hopes - this is the history of universities.
——L.C. Berlinger, President of Columbia University, USA
5. Politics is like riding a bicycle: bend down but look ahead, be silent but ride hard.
——Belgian Prime Minister Verhofstadt
6. The government’s top priority is not to do what people are already doing, no matter whether the results are better or worse; To do things that have never been done before.
——John Maynard Keynes: "The End of Laissez-faire" (1926)
7. It is difficult to remain calm on the surface of the sea, and society The balance of value is even more so. It is determined by supply and demand: things that are artificial or legal, often punish themselves in turn through overproduction and corporate bankruptcy.
——Ralph Waldo Emerson (1860)
8. The age of chivalry has passed, followed by the wise, the economic The era of scientists and computer experts.
——Edmund Burke
9. What is a person who does not know right from wrong? He knows the price of everything in the world, but he knows nothing about its value.
——Oscar Wilde
10. The business of Americans is to run businesses.
——Calvin Coolidge
11. Cost records the attraction of competition.
——Frank Knight, "Risk, Uncertainty, and Profit" (1921)
12. If production costs do not affect supply, they will not Affect competitive prices.
——John Stuart Mill
13. A monopolist, by constantly keeping the market inventory insufficient... to maintain a much higher level than normal prices to sell their products, thereby increasing their remuneration both in terms of wages and profits.
——Adam Smith: "The Wealth of Nations"
14. Risk and knowledge change in opposite directions.
——Irving Fisher, "The Theory of Interest" (1930)
15. The market economy is the only natural, reasonable and able to bring prosperity to the economy. Because it is the only economy that reflects the essence of life. The essence of life is that it is endless and mysteriously diverse. Therefore, in terms of the perfection and changeability of life, the wisdom of any central figure cannot cover and design it.
——Viclav Havel, "Summer Meditations" (1993)