Thursday, December 18, 2003
“Whenever two good people argue over principles, both are always right.”
- Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830 – 1916), Austrian writer: “Aphorisms”, 1880.
“The true snob never rests: there is always a higher goal to attain, and there are, by the same token, always more and more people to look down upon.”
- Russel J. Lynes (1910 – 1991), American editor and critic.
“People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.”
- Adam Smith (1723 – 1790), Scottish economist, philosopher and essayist: “Wealth of Nations”, 1776.
- Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830 – 1916), Austrian writer: “Aphorisms”, 1880.
“The true snob never rests: there is always a higher goal to attain, and there are, by the same token, always more and more people to look down upon.”
- Russel J. Lynes (1910 – 1991), American editor and critic.
“People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.”
- Adam Smith (1723 – 1790), Scottish economist, philosopher and essayist: “Wealth of Nations”, 1776.
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