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> [If the gains from trade in commodities are substantial, they are small compared to trade in ideas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-landes/if-the-gains-from-trade-in-commodities-are-substantial-they-are-small/)

[David Landes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-landes/)

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## More by David Landes

> [If we learn anything from the history of economic development, it is that culture makes all the difference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-landes/if-we-learn-anything-from-the-history-of-economic-development-it-is/)

[David Landes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-landes/)

> [In this world, the optimists have it, not because they are always right, but because they are positive. Even when they are wrong they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-landes/in-this-world-the-optimists-have-it-not-because-they-are-always-right/)

[David Landes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-landes/)

> [This world is divided roughly into three kinds of nations: those that spend lots of money to keep their weight down; those whose people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-landes/this-world-is-divided-roughly-into-three-kinds-of-nations-those-that/)

[David Landes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-landes/)

> [It is the process of evolution which identifies innovative benefits from any source and selects them on merit without prejudice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-landes/it-is-the-process-of-evolution-which-identifies-innovative-benefits/)

[David Landes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-landes/)

> [Scepticism and refusal of authority is at the heart of scientific endeavour. Scientific knowledge dictates economic possibilities](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-landes/scepticism-and-refusal-of-authority-is-at-the-heart-of-scientific/)

[David Landes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-landes/)

> [If the gains from trade in commodities are substantial, they are small compared to trade in ideas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-landes/if-the-gains-from-trade-in-commodities-are-substantial-they-are-small/)

[David Landes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-landes/)

> [Educated, eyes-open optimism pays; pessimism can only offer the empty consolation of being right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-landes/educated-eyes-open-optimism-pays-pessimism-can-only-offer-the-empty/)

[David Landes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-landes/)

> [“the clock is not merely a means of keeping track of the hours, but of synchronising the actions of men”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-landes/the-clock-is-not-merely-a-means-of-keeping-track-of-the-hours-but-of/)

[David Landes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-landes/)

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