Quotes by Alfred Marshall

Alfred Marshall

British economist

Lived from: 1842 - 1924

Category: Business and entrepreneurs Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 26 july 1842 Died: 13 july 1924

  • In every age poets and social reformers have tried to stimulate the people of their own time to a nobler life by enchanting stories of the virtues of the heroes of old.

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  • In the absence of any short term in common use to represent all desirable things, or things that satisfy human wants, we may use the term Goods for that purpose.
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  • In the absence of any short term in common use to represent all desirable things, or things that satisfy human wants, we may use the term Goods for that purpose.
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  • Again, most of the chief distinctions marked by economic terms are differences not of kind but of degree.
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  • Again, most of the chief distinctions marked by economic terms are differences not of kind but of degree.
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  • All labour is directed towards producing some effect.
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  • All labour is directed towards producing some effect.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • And very often the influence exerted on a person's character by the amount of his income is hardly less, if it is less, than that exerted by the way in which it is earned.
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  • And very often the influence exerted on a person's character by the amount of his income is hardly less, if it is less, than that exerted by the way in which it is earned.
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  • Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth.
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  • Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth.
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  • Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money.
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  • Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money.
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  • Consumption may be regarded as negative production.
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  • Consumption may be regarded as negative production.
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  • In common use almost every word has many shades of meaning, and therefore needs to be interpreted by the context.
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  • In common use almost every word has many shades of meaning, and therefore needs to be interpreted by the context.
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  • In every age poets and social reformers have tried to stimulate the people of their own time to a nobler life by enchanting stories of the virtues of the heroes of old.
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What are the most famous quotes from Alfred Marshall?

The two most famous quotes from Alfred Marshall are:

  • "In the absence of any short term in common use to represent all desirable things, or things that satisfy human wants, we may use the term Goods for that purpose."
  • "In the absence of any short term in common use to represent all desirable things, or things that satisfy human wants, we may use the term Goods for that purpose."

When did Alfred Marshall live?

Alfred Marshall was born in 1842 and died in the year 1924.