Nature's action is complex: and nothing is gained in the long run by pretending that it is simple.

Economics is the study of mankind in the ordinary business of life.

We might as reasonably dispute whether it is the upper or the under blade of a pair of scissors that cuts a piece of paper, as whether value is governed by utility or cost of production.

Heaven does not create one person above or below another.

-- Fukuzawa Yukichi

Do not give things to children; give them hardship.

-- Nogi Maresuke

I shall run wild for six months to a year, but I have utterly no confidence for the second and third years.

-- Isoroku Yamamoto

Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.

-- Victor Hugo

Economics deals with society's fundamental problems; it concerns everyone and belongs to all. It is the main and proper study of every citizen.

-- Ludwig von Mises

The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.

-- Joan Robinson