Alfred Marshall

Englishman and one of the most influential economists of his time.

All wealth consists of desirable things; that is, things which satisfy human wants directly or indirectly: but not all desirable things are reckoned as wealth.More Alfred Marshall quotes [01/31/2012 11:01:45]

Again, most of the chief distinctions marked by economic terms are differences not of kind but of degree.More Alfred Marshall quotes [01/31/2012 11:01:32]

In common use almost every word has many shades of meaning, and therefore needs to be interpreted by the context.More Alfred Marshall quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

Individual and national rights to wealth rest on the basis of civil and international law, or at least of custom that has the force of law.More Alfred Marshall quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

It is common to distinguish necessaries, comforts, and luxuries; the first class including all things required to meet wants which must be satisfied, while the latter consist of things that meet wants of a less urgent character.More Alfred Marshall quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

Quotes of the month

A thought must tell at once, or not at all. [03/29/2018 05:03:36] More

I would like to call your attention to ... an evil that, if allowed to continue, will probably lead to great trouble ... It is the accumulation of vast amounts of untaxed church property. [03/29/2018 05:03:36] More

Overconsumption and overpopulation underlie every environmental problem we face today [03/29/2018 05:03:36] More

I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up. [03/29/2018 05:03:36] More

I, personally, have found reading a continual support to writing. [03/29/2018 05:03:36] More