Conspicuous Waste Quotes
- With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of the economic motives… — Thorstein Veblen
- English orthography satisfies all the requirements of the canons of reputability under the law of conspicuous waste. It is archaic, cumbrous, and ineffective; its acquisition… — Thorstein Veblen
- The changing styles are the expression of a restless search for something which shall commend itself to our aesthetic sense; but as each innovation is… — Thorstein Veblen