EconomySimpkin, Marshal, 1882 - 208 páginas |
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... regarded as an insult ; that the right of every man to his own opinions , the power of all men to think for themselves upon any subject ; the presumption of any body of men to claim " infalli- bility " for their particular views , the ...
... regarded as an insult ; that the right of every man to his own opinions , the power of all men to think for themselves upon any subject ; the presumption of any body of men to claim " infalli- bility " for their particular views , the ...
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... regarded so sadly by those who have had real sorrow ; on the contrary , they smile at little things which trouble those who know not what real sorrow is . Men who suffer nobly , possess that rare quality , moral courage , -never afraid ...
... regarded so sadly by those who have had real sorrow ; on the contrary , they smile at little things which trouble those who know not what real sorrow is . Men who suffer nobly , possess that rare quality , moral courage , -never afraid ...
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... a tallow candle and a draught of train oil are regarded as dainties , while a piece of bread is spit out with strong indications of disgust " ( GEORGE COMBE ) . When the above facts are mentioned , people often express 60 ECONOMY .
... a tallow candle and a draught of train oil are regarded as dainties , while a piece of bread is spit out with strong indications of disgust " ( GEORGE COMBE ) . When the above facts are mentioned , people often express 60 ECONOMY .
Página 64
... regarded by us from this standpoint , and not as a divine edict . We should keep it as a day of thankfulness - make it , as far as possible , a day of cheerful renovation both of body and spirit , and not a day of penal gloom . Do not ...
... regarded by us from this standpoint , and not as a divine edict . We should keep it as a day of thankfulness - make it , as far as possible , a day of cheerful renovation both of body and spirit , and not a day of penal gloom . Do not ...
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... regarded in many parts of the county as a necessary evil one of those inscrutable dispensations of Providence that mankind must bear with resignation . But thoughtful men soon found that Providence had nothing to do with the matter . By ...
... regarded in many parts of the county as a necessary evil one of those inscrutable dispensations of Providence that mankind must bear with resignation . But thoughtful men soon found that Providence had nothing to do with the matter . By ...
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action advantage amount average barley benefit better Bonamy Price buyers capital cause cent commercial commodities competition consumer cost Creator debt depends distribution divine division of labour duties England expenditure exports faith false foreign free trade freedom future GEORGE COMBE give Gladstone Government happiness human imports improvement Income Tax increased individual industry interest Ireland Irish land landlord laws of supply live long depression Lord man's mankind manufacturers means ment mind misery moral nation natural laws nature's laws obey paid political economy present principle produce profit progress prosperity protection railways raw material reduced rent retaliation revenue saving selfish sell Sir Robert Peel suffering sumers supply and demand tariffs taxation teach tenant things thought thrift tithes wages waste wealth wealth of nations wise
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Página 109 - What is a man, If his chief good and market of his time Be but to sleep and feed? a beast, no more. Sure he that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and god-like reason To fust in us unus'd.
Página 162 - For the love of God is broader Than the measures of man's mind, And the heart of the Eternal Is most wonderfully kind...
Página 109 - One man draws out the wire; another straights it; a third cuts it; a fourth points it; a fifth grinds it at the top for receiving the head...
Página 73 - Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell, Aspiring to be angels, men rebel; And who but wishes to invert the laws Of order, sins against the Eternal Cause.
Página 109 - ... the important business of making a pin is, in this manner, divided into about eighteen distinct operations, which in some manufactories are all performed by distinct hands, though in others the same man will sometimes perform two or three of them.
Página 33 - Och! it hardens a' within, And petrifies the feeling! To catch dame Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait upon her; And gather gear by ev'ry wile That's justified by honour; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant; But for the glorious privilege Of being independent.
Página 73 - Go, wiser thou! and, in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence; Call imperfection what thou fanciest such, Say, here he gives too little, there too much : Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust, Yet cry, If man's unhappy, God's unjust...
Página 23 - Things being investigated, knowledge became complete. Their knowledge being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere, their hearts were then rectified. Their hearts being rectified, their persons were cultivated. Their persons being cultivated, their families were regulated. Their families being regulated, their States were rightly governed. Their States being rightly governed, the whole Empire was made tranquil and happy.
Página 47 - Everything harmonizes with me, which is harmonious to thee, O Universe. Nothing for me is too early nor too late, which is in due time for thee. Everything is fruit to me which thy seasons bring, O Nature: from thee are all things, in thee are all things, to thee all things return.
Página 136 - It is because high or low wages and profit must be paid, in order to bring a particular commodity to market, that its price is high or low. But it is because its price is high or low; a great deal more, or very little more, or no more, than what is sufficient to pay those wages and profit, that it affords a high rent, or a low rent, or no rent at all.