"No one travelling on a business trip would……" — Thorstein Veblen

"No one travelling on a business trip would be missed if he failed to arrive."

— Thorstein Veblen

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36 Quotes by Thorstein Veblen

Thorstein Veblen has 36 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Only individuals with an aberrant temperament can in the long run retain their self-esteem in the face of the disesteem…
In order to stand well in the eyes of the community, it is necessary to come up to a certain,…
Loud dress becomes offensive to people of taste, as evincing an undue desire to reach and impress the untrained sensibilities…
With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and…
The visible imperfections of hand-wrought goods, being honorific, are accounted marks of superiority in point of beauty, or serviceability, or…
There are few things that so touch us with instinctive revulsion as a breach of decorum.
Invention is the mother of necessity.
In itself and in its consequences the life of leisure is beautiful and ennobling in all civilised men's eyes.
The quasi-peaceable gentleman of leisure, then, not only consumes of the staff of life beyond the minimum required for subsistence…
It is always sound business to take any obtainable net gain, at any cost, and at any risk to the…
Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.
All business sagacity reduces itself in the last analysis to judicious use of sabotage.

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The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all… — Hannah Arendt
If you're waiting for the perfect moment, you'll never write a thing because it will never arrive. I have no… — Margaret Atwood
It was an honor and privilege to arrive to this country 16 years ago with almost no money in my… — Antonio Banderas
Coping with the demands of everyday life would be exceedingly trying if one could arrive at solutions to problems only… — Albert Bandura
Students now arrive at the university ignorant and cynical about our political heritage, lacking the wherewithal to be either inspired… — Allan Bloom
There is nothing more miserable in the world than to arrive in paradise and look like your passport photo. — Erma Bombeck
Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. — Bill Bradley
When you arrive in England for football it's a paradise. — Eric Cantona
If you wait for the perfect moment when all is safe and assured, it may never arrive. Mountains will not… — Maurice Chevalier
It's okay if you finish cooking something easy after your guests arrive - some dishes must be prepared a la… — Ted Allen
The key to wisdom is this - constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and… — Peter Abelard
Whenever I arrive on a real location, I have to move around and work out what the best angles are… — Pedro Almodovar

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