 | sir George Kettilby Rickards - 1854 - 316 стор.
...if he partakes in that prevailing desire to better his condition, which, as the same author says, " comes with us from the womb, and never leaves us till we go to the grave," he will be impelled to add more and more to his capital, by turning into that channel... | |
 | James William Gilbart - 1857 - 414 стор.
...assumed, they construct a theory. Thus, Mr. Macculloch states that " the wish to augment our fortunes comes with us from the womb, and never leaves us till we go into the grave." This may be the case: generally in Scotland, but it is not so in Ireland, and it is not so universally... | |
 | James William Gilbart - 1857 - 416 стор.
...lady rides for exercise. The merchant toils for wealth. The soldier fights for glory." a wish that comes with us from the womb and never leaves us till we go into the grave — is the cause of wealth being saved and accumulated." — Macculloch. "It is the interest of every... | |
 | James William Gilbart - 1859 - 654 стор.
...real source of wealth : that the wish to augment our fortune and to rise in the world — a wish that comes with us from the womb, and never leaves us till we go into the grave — is the cause of wealth being saved and accumulated. ' ' — Maccalloch. 1. The doctrine of final... | |
 | Henry Thomas Buckle - 1861 - 648 стор.
...principle which prompts to save, is the desire of bettering our condition ; a desire which, though generally calm and dispassionate, comes with us from...womb, and never leaves us till we go into the grave." Smith's Wealth of Nation*, book ii. chap iii. pp. 138, 140, edit. Edinb. 1839. M " The uniform, constant,... | |
 | Henry Thomas Buckle - 1861 - 646 стор.
...principle which prompts to save, is the desire of bettering our condition ; a di-sire which, though generally calm and dispassionate, comes with us from...womb, and never leaves us till we go into the grave." timith's Wealth of Nations, book ii. chap iii. pp. 138, 140, edit. Edinb. 1839. " " The uniform, constant,... | |
 | Henry Thomas Buckle - 1861 - 606 стор.
...principle which prompts to save, is the desire of hettering our condition ; a desire whi^h , though generally calm and dispassionate, comes with us from...womb, and never leaves us till we go into the grave." Smith's Wealth of Nations, book II, chap. III, p. 138, 140, edit. Edinh. 1839. M) „The uniform, constant,... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1858 - 576 стор.
...in the English system — ' the wish to ' augment our fortunes, and rise in the world, a wish that comes ' with us from the womb, and never leaves us till we go into the 'grave.' This maxim, expressed alike by Dr. Smith and Mr. M'Culloch, is perfectly applicable to the condition... | |
 | John Ramsay M'Culloch - 1870 - 376 стор.
...only source of wealth, and that the wish to augment our fortunes and to rise in the world-,a wish that comes with us from the womb, and never leaves us till we go into the grave—is the cause of wealth being saved and accumulated : he has shown that labour is productive... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1875 - 808 стор.
...the principle which prompts to save, is the desire bf bettering our condition) a desire which, though generally calm and dispassionate, comes with us from...those two moments, there is scarce perhaps a single instance in which any man is so perfectly and completely satisfied with his situation as to be without... | |
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... the principle which prompts to expense is the passion for present enjoyment, which, though sometimes violent and very difficult to be restrained, is in general only momentary and occasional. But the principle which prompts to save is the desire of... 
