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

Labour, like all other things which are purchased and sold... has its natural and its market price.

Gold, on the contrary, though of little use compared with air or water, will exchange for a great quantity of other goods.

For price is everywhere regulated by the return obtained by this last portion of capital, for which no rent whatever is paid.

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

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

Every transaction in commerce is an independent transaction.