but, in reality, there is no such thing as an exact science. — William Stanley Jevons Exact sciences Copy Share Image
A little experience is worth much argument; a few facts are better than any theory. — William Stanley Jevons Argument Copy Share Image
Capital simply allows us to expend labour in advance. — William Stanley Jevons Capital Copy Share Image
Science arises from the discovery of Identity amid Diversity. — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
The difficulties of economics are mainly the difficulties of conceiving clearly and fully the conditions of utility. — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
In any case I hold that there must arise a science of the development of economic forms and relations. — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
The child which overbalances itself in learning to walk is experimenting on the law of gravity. — William Stanley Jevons Child Copy Share Image
There are many portions of economical doctrine which appear to me as scientific in form as they are consonant with facts. — William Stanley Jevons Consonants Copy Share Image
All classes of society are trade unionists at heart, and differ chiefly in the boldness, ability, and secrecy with which they pursue… — William Stanley Jevons Ability Copy Share Image
As a general rule, it is foolish to do just what other people are doing, because there are almost sure to be… — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
One pound invested for five years gives the same result as five pounds invested for one year, the product being five pound… — William Stanley Jevons Customer Copy Share Image
It isrequisite from time to time to remind one generation of the experience which led a former generation to important legislative actions. — William Stanley Jevons Action Copy Share Image
The point of equilibrium will be known by the criterion that an infinitely small amount of commodity exchanged in addition, at the… — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
In short, I do not write for mathematicians, nor as a mathematician, but as an economist wishing to convince other economists that… — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
My principal work now lies in tracing out the exact nature and conditions of utility. It seems strange indeed that economists have… — William Stanley Jevons Attention Copy Share Image
I protest against deference to any man, whether John Stuart Mill, or Adam Smith, or Aristotle, being allowed to check inquiry. Our… — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
An isolated man like Alexander Selkirk might feel the benefit of a stock of provisions, tools and other means of facilitating industry,… — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
One of the most important axioms is, that as the quantity of any commodity, for instance, plain food, which a man has… — William Stanley Jevons Axioms Copy Share Image
The theory which follows is entirely based on a calculus of pleasure and pain; and the object of economics is to maximize… — William Stanley Jevons Calculus Copy Share Image
Ina regular and constant employment the greatest result will always be gained by such a rate as allows a workman each day,or… — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
I used to think I should like to be a bookbinder or bookseller it seemed to me a most delightful trade and… — William Stanley Jevons Age Copy Share Image
Charles Babbage proposed to make an automaton chess-player which should register mechanically the number of games lost and gained in consequence of… — William Stanley Jevons Accumulation Copy Share Image
I am convinced that it is impossible to expound the methods of induction in a sound manner, without resting them upon the… — William Stanley Jevons Ability Copy Share Image
It seems perfectly clear that Economy, if it is to be a science at all, must be a mathematical science. There exists… — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
The wind, as a direct motive power, is wholly inapplicable to a system of machine labour, for during a calm season the… — William Stanley Jevons Calm Copy Share Image
Truth indeed is sacred; but, as Pilate said, "What is truth?" Show us the undoubted infallible criterion of absolute truth, and we… — William Stanley Jevons Absence Copy Share Image
Whoever wishes to acquire a deep acquaintance with Nature must observe that there are analogies which connect whole branches of science in… — William Stanley Jevons Acquaintance Copy Share Image
When quite young I can remember I had no thought or wish of surpassing others. I was rather taken with a liking… — William Stanley Jevons Art Copy Share Image
One of the first and most difficult steps in a science is to conceive clearly the nature of the magnitudes about which… — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
Repeated reflection and inquiry have led me to the somewhat novel opinion, that value depends entirely upon utility. — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
The calculus of utility aims at supplying the ordinary wants of man at the least cost of labour. — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
we often observe that there is abundance of capital to be had at low rates of interest, while there are also large… — William Stanley Jevons Abundance Copy Share Image
We shall never have a science of economics unless we learn to discern the operation of law even among the most perplexing… — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
I feel quite unable to adopt the opinion that the moment goods pass into the possession of the consumer they cease altogether… — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
By a commodity we shall understand any object, substance, action or service, which can afford pleasure or ward off pain. — William Stanley Jevons Action Copy Share Image
Fertility of imagination and abundance of guesses at the truth are among the first requisites of discovery. — William Stanley Jevons Abundance Copy Share Image
Some of the gold possessed by the Romans is doubtless mixed with what we now possess; and some small part of it… — William Stanley Jevons Gold Copy Share Image
A spade may be made of any size, and if the same number of strokes be made in the hour, the requisite… — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
“The more refined and intellectual our needs become, the less they are capable of satiety.” — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
