Quote#Success & Failure
In the rare cases where it occurs, a failure to increase one's…
Quote byThorstein Veblen · 1857–1929
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), p. 103.
English (original)
In the rare cases where it occurs, a failure to increase one's visible consumption when the means for an increase are at hand is felt in popular apprehension to call for explanation, and unworthy motives of miserliness are imputed.
— Thorstein Veblen
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