Rent is the portion of the earth, which is paid to the landlord for the user of the original and indestructible powers of the soil

The farmer and manufacturer can no more live without profit than the labourer without wages.

Nothing contributes so much to the prosperity and happiness of a country as high profits.

There can be no rise in the value of labour without a fall of profits.

There is no way of keeping profits up but by keeping wages down.

Neither a state nor a bank ever have had unrestricted power of issuing paper money without abusing that power.

If a tax on malt would raise the price of beer, a tax on bread must raise the price of bread.

Profits are not made by differential cleverness, but by differential stupidity.

Money is neither a material to work upon nor a tool to work with.

The exchangeable value of all commodities rises as the difficulties of their production increase.

There can be no greater error then in supposing that capital is increased by non-consumption.

To wit, existence is communication and communication is existence.

Everyone hates war, everyone says.

We need a new definition of malnutrition. Malnutrition means under- and over-nutrition. Malnutrition means emaciated and obese.

Ants are good citizens: they place group interests first.

I was the one who changed, it wasn't fashion. I was the one who was in fashion.

The only force more ruthless and cynical than the business of big politics is the politics of big business.

Isabel sends her brother a look that could boil him in oil if she had that particular paranormal talent. A thought hits me: maybe she has. It will be fun to find out.

Instead of loving the Trinity of God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), we tend to love a different trinity: Me, myself, and I.

A refugee is as helpless as a new born child - but not so appealing! Besides, a new born child has no memories!

Our task today is to bring India to the threshold of the twenty-first century, free of burden of poverty, legacy of our colonial past, and capable of meeting the rising aspirations of our people.