“It has therefore been justly observed that however honestly the coin of a country may conform to its standard, money made of gold and silver is still liable to fluctuations in value, not only to accidental, and temporary, but to permanent and natural variations, in the same manner as other commodities.” MayMadeStillsCountryValuesNaturalStandardsGoldHonestlyPermanentSilverTemporaryCommodityConformCoinsVariationLiableFluctuationGold And Silver Book:The Works of David Ricardo ... Source: The Works of David Ricardo ...
“The gift of creative reading, like all natural gifts, must be nourished or it will atrophy. And you nourish it, in much the same way you nourish the gift of writing - you read, think, talk, look, listen, hate, fear, love, weep - and bring all of your life like a sieve to what you read. That which is not worthy of your gift will quickly pass through, but the gold remains.” ThinkingWayWritingLooksBookHateReadingNaturalCreativeGoldRemainsWorthyBook ReadingFear Of LoveNot WorthyAtrophyNatural Gifts Book:The Invisible Child: On Reading and Writing Books for Children Source: The Invisible Child: On Reading and Writing Books for Children
“What would you call America's most priceless asset? Surely not its limitless natural resources, not its matchless national wealth, not its unequalled store of gold, not its giant factories, not its surpassing railroads, not its unprecedented volume of cheap power. Is not its most priceless asset the character of its people, their indomitable self-confidence, their transcendent vision, their sleepless initiative and, perhaps above all, their inherent, irrepressible optimism?” PeopleSelfCharacterAmericaNaturalWealthVisionResourcesGoldOptimismStoresSelf ConfidenceGiantsAssetsFactoriesInitiativeInherentVolumeLimitlessPricelessUnprecedentedNatural ResourcesTranscendentRailroadsSurpassingIndomitableIrrepressible Author:B. C. Forbes
“Bolivia historically made and still makes a living from natural resources. Before it was tin, but also silver, gold, and other minerals were plundered by many foreign countries. Europe after the United States.” MadeStillsCountryStatesNaturalUnitedUnited StatesResourcesEuropeGoldSilverNatural ResourcesMineralsTinForeign CountriesBolivia Author:Evo Morales