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 Copy Share Image
Among minor alterations, I may mention the substitution for the name political economy of the single convenient term economics. I cannot help… — 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 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
You will perceive that economy, scientifically speaking, is a very contracted science; it is in fact a sort of vague mathematics which… — William Stanley Jevons 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 their respective… — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
What capital I give for the spade merely replaces what the manufacturer had already invested in the expectation that the spade would be needed. — 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
The wind, as a direct motive power, is wholly inapplicable to a system of machine labour, for during a calm season the whole business… — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
Economists can never be free of from difficulties unless they will distinguish between a theory and the application of a theory. — William Stanley Jevons 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 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 each week… — 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 Copy Share Image
A little experience is worth much argument; a few facts are better than any theory. — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
As there are so many who talk prose without knowing it, or, again, who syllogize without having the least idea what a syllogism is,… — 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 point of equilibrium will be known by the criterion that an infinitely small amount of commodity exchanged in addition, at the same rate,… — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
