Science arises from the discovery of Identity amid Diversity. — William Stanley Jevons Accounts 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
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
In any case I hold that there must arise a science of the development of economic forms and relations. — William Stanley Jevons Arise Copy Share Image
The difficulties of economics are mainly the difficulties of conceiving clearly and fully the conditions of utility. — William Stanley Jevons Conceiving Copy Share Image
The calculus of utility aims at supplying the ordinary wants of man at the least cost of labour. — William Stanley Jevons Aim 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
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 Arguing 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
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
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 Benefits 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
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 Amount 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 Constant Copy Share Image
I consider that interest is determined by the increment of produce which it enables a labourer to obtain, and is altogether independent… — William Stanley Jevons Determined 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… — William Stanley Jevons Economics Copy Share Image
Fertility of imagination and abundance of guesses at truth are among the first requisites of discovery; but the erroneous guesses must almost… — William Stanley Jevons Abundance 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Attributes 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 Complication 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
A correct theory is the first step towards improvement, by showing what we need and what we might accomplish. — William Stanley Jevons Accomplish 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… — William Stanley Jevons Expectations 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 Application Copy Share Image
Over-production is not possible in all branches of industry at once, but it is possible in some as compared to others. — William Stanley Jevons Branches Copy Share Image
“The more refined and intellectual our needs become, the less they are capable of satiety.” — William Stanley Jevons Satiety 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 Blades Copy Share Image
It is clear that Economics, if it is to be a science at all, must be a mathematical science ... simply because… — William Stanley Jevons Aids Copy Share Image
PLEASURE and pain are undoubtedly the ultimate objects of the calculus of economics. To satisfy our wants to the utmost with the… — William Stanley Jevons Amount Copy Share Image
There are a multitude of allied branches of knowledge connected with mans condition; the relation of these to political economy is analogous… — William Stanley Jevons Astronomy 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 Alterations Copy Share Image
