The love of money as a possession-as distinguished from the love of mo…

John Maynard Keynes
109 citations
The love of money as a possession-as distinguished from the love of money as a means to the enjoyments and realities of life-will be recognized for what it is, a somewhat disgusting morbidity, one of those semi-criminal, semi-pathological propensities which one hands over with a shudder to the specialists in mental disease ✨ Essays in Persuasion pt. 5 (1931)
Life Love
17

More Author Quotes

When the final result is expected to be a compromise, it is often prudent to start from an extreme position. ✨ John Maynard Keynes (2016). The Economic Consequences of the Peace, p.21, Skyhorse Publi … ▶
It is astonishing what foolish things one can temporarily believe if one thinks too long alone, particularly in economics. ✨ John Maynard Keynes (2006). General Theory Of Employment , Interest And Mo … ▶
If you owe your bank manager a thousand pounds, you are at his mercy. If you owe him a million pounds, he is at your mercy. ✨ Time magazine, February 17, 1947.
If farming were to be organised like the stock market, a farmer would sell his farm in the morning when it was raining, only to buy it back in the afternoon when the sun came out. ✨ Will the real Key … ▶
Dangerous acts can be done safely in a community which thinks and feels rightly, which would be the way to hell if they were executed by those who think and feel wrongly. ✨ The Collected Writings of … ▶

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes