Quote#Wisdom
You will perceive that economy, scientifically speaking, is a very…
Quote byWilliam Stanley Jevons · 1835–1882
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Henrietta Jevons (28 February 1858), published in Letters and Journal of W. Stanley Jevons (1886), edited by Harriet A. Jevons, his wife, p. 101..
English (original)
You will perceive that economy, scientifically speaking, is a very contracted science; it is in fact a sort of vague mathematics which calculates the causes and effects of man's industry, and shows how it may be best applied.
— William Stanley Jevons
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