Quotes of William Petty - somelinesforyou

“ Without the knowledge of the true number of the people, as a principle, the whole scope and use of keeping bills of birth and burials is impaired; wherefore by laborious conjectures and calculations to deduce the number of people from the births and burials, may be ingenious, but very preposterous. ”

- William Petty

“ Every seaman is not only a navigator, but a merchant and also a soldier. ”

- William Petty

“ The trade of banks is the buying and selling of interest and exchange. ”

- William Petty

“ The trade of banks is the buying and selling of interest and exchange. ”

- William Petty

“ Causes of Civil War are also, that the Wealth of the Nation is in too few mens hands, and that no certain means are provided to keep all men from a necessity either to beg, or steal, or be Souldiers. ”

- William Petty

“ I make this question, whether, since they do all live by begging... it were not better for the state to keep them. ”

- William Petty

“ Another cause which aggravates taxes is the force of paying them in money at a certain tinge, and not in commodities at the most convenient seasons. ”

- William Petty

“ Without the knowledge of the true number of the people, as a principle, the whole scope and use of keeping bills of birth and burials is impaired; wherefore by laborious conjectures and calculations to deduce the number of people from the births and burials, may be ingenious, but very preposterous. ”

- William Petty

“ Causes of Civil War are also, that the Wealth of the Nation is in too few mens hands, and that no certain means are provided to keep all men from a necessity either to beg, or steal, or be Souldiers. ”

- William Petty

“ Wherefore when a man giveth out his money upon condition that be may not demand it back until a certain time to come, he certainly may take a compensation for this inconvenience which he admits against himself. ”

- William Petty

“ Another cause which aggravates taxes is the force of paying them in money at a certain tinge, and not in commodities at the most convenient seasons. ”

- William Petty

“ The full understanding of the nature of Money, the effects of the various species of Coins, and of their uncertain values, as also of raising or embasing them, is a learning most proper for Ireland, which hath been lately much and often abused for the want of it. ”

- William Petty

“ An house is of a double nature, viz., one, wherein it is a way and means of expence, the other as it is an instrument and tool of gain. ”

- William Petty

“ Without the knowledge of the true number of the people, as a principle, the whole scope and use of keeping bills of birth and burials is impaired; wherefore by laborious conjectures and calculations to deduce the number of people from the births and burials, may be ingenious, but very preposterous. ”

- William Petty

“ Without the knowledge of the true number of the people, as a principle, the whole scope and use of keeping bills of birth and burials is impaired; wherefore by laborious conjectures and calculations to deduce the number of people from the births and burials, may be ingenious, but very preposterous. ”

- William Petty

“ We incline, therefore, to think the parishes should be equal or near, because in the reformed religion the principal use of a church is to preach in. ”

- William Petty

“ No man pays double or twice for the same thing, forasmuch as nothing can be spent but once. ”

- William Petty

“ An house is of a double nature, viz., one, wherein it is a way and means of expence, the other as it is an instrument and tool of gain. ”

- William Petty

“ Money is the best rule of commerce. ”

- William Petty

“ Now, forasmuch as princes are not only powerful but rich, according to a number of people it is no wonder why states by encouraging marriage, advance their own interests. ”

- William Petty

“ The full understanding of the nature of Money, the effects of the various species of Coins, and of their uncertain values, as also of raising or embasing them, is a learning most proper for Ireland, which hath been lately much and often abused for the want of it. ”

- William Petty

“ It were good to know the geometrical content, figure and situation of all the lands of a kingdom, especially according to its most natural bounds. ”

- William Petty

“ A thousand acres that can feed a thousand souls is better than ten thousand acres of no more effect. ”

- William Petty

“ Now, forasmuch as princes are not only powerful but rich, according to a number of people it is no wonder why states by encouraging marriage, advance their own interests. ”

- William Petty

“ It were good to know the geometrical content, figure and situation of all the lands of a kingdom, especially according to its most natural bounds. ”

- William Petty

“ It were good to know the geometrical content, figure and situation of all the lands of a kingdom, especially according to its most natural bounds. ”

- William Petty

“ Wherefore the race being not to the swift, etc. but time and chance happening to all men, I leave the Judgement of the whole to the Candid, of whose correction I shall never be impatient. ”

- William Petty

“ The full understanding of the nature of Money, the effects of the various species of Coins, and of their uncertain values, as also of raising or embasing them, is a learning most proper for Ireland, which hath been lately much and often abused for the want of it. ”

- William Petty

“ We incline, therefore, to think the parishes should be equal or near, because in the reformed religion the principal use of a church is to preach in. ”

- William Petty

“ An house is of a double nature, viz., one, wherein it is a way and means of expence, the other as it is an instrument and tool of gain. ”

- William Petty
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