“It is not necessity but abundance which produces greed.” ProduceGreedAbundanceConsumerismOverconsumption Author:Michel de Montaigne
“For when men know they are working on what belongs to them, they work with far greater eagerness and diligence. Nay, in a word, they learn to love the land cultivated by their own hands, whence they look not only for food but for some measure of abundance for themselves and their dependents. All can see how much this willing eagerness contributes to an abundance of produce and the wealth of a nation.” KnowsMenLooksHandsPoliticsNationsWealthEconomyGreaterLandProduceWillingAbundanceLiberalismDiligenceEagerness Book:On the Condition of Workers Source: On the Condition of Workers
“Let a man who wants to find abundance of employment procure a woman and a ship: for no two things do produce more trouble if you begin to equip them; neither are these two things ever equipped enough.” IfsMenWantTwoEnoughTroubleProduceShipsEmploymentTwo ThingsAbundance Author:Plautus
“The only reason anyone would sell salt more cheaply than usual would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect for the sweat and struggle of the man who laboured to produce it.” MenReasonWould BeSituationStruggleProduceHe ManAdvantageSellsAbundanceDesperateSweatUsualSaltLack Of Respect Author:Paulo Coelho
“The effect of capitalism is to steer human selfishness so that, through the invisible hand of competition, the energies of the capitalist produce the abundance from which the whole society benefits.” HumansWholeHandsEnergyEffectsProduceBenefitsCapitalismCompetitionInvisibleSelfishnessAbundanceCapitalistSteersInvisible Hand Book:What's So Great About Christianity Source: What's So Great About Christianity