Science Quotes
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"The quantity theory of money explains how prices move in relation to currency supply."Irving Fisher
"Interest rates reflect the time preference of money in society."Irving Fisher
"Economic cycles are intensified by the expansion and contraction of credit."Irving Fisher
"The velocity of money circulation determines the level of economic activity."Irving Fisher
"Price movements tell the story of supply and demand in markets."Irving Fisher
"Monetary expansion without economic growth leads to inflation."Irving Fisher
"The relationship between money supply and prices is direct and predictable."Irving Fisher
"The quantity of money matters as much as its quality in circulation."Irving Fisher
"Bad money drives out good money from circulation; this is inevitable."Irving Fisher
"Economic cycles are more violent when credit expansion is uncontrolled."Irving Fisher
"The statistician who understands money understands the pulse of society."Irving Fisher
"Science progresses by the constant refutation of yesterday's certainties."Joseph Schumpeter
"Modern scientific inquiry has been concerned with the orderly sequence of phenomena rather than with their causal nexus."Thorstein Veblen
"The human mind is a machine for the classification and comparison of sensations."Thorstein Veblen
"Scientific truth is merely current consensus among the competent observers."Thorstein Veblen
"Economics is not about money; it is a study of human behavior and choice."Alfred Marshall
"Demand and supply are the two blades of a pair of scissors; either one alone is useless for cutting."Alfred Marshall
"In economics, as in life, small errors compound into great mistakes over time."Alfred Marshall
"The study of economics reveals the intricate web of human interdependence."Alfred Marshall
"The invisible hand of the market is guided by the visible hands of moral actors."Alfred Marshall
"The study of economics reveals human nature more honestly than the study of philosophy."Vilfredo Pareto
"Science advances not through proof but through the elimination of false hypotheses."Joseph Schumpeter
"Equilibrium in economics is a useful fiction, not a description of reality."Joseph Schumpeter
"Technical progress without social progress is hollow and often destructive."Joan Robinson
"Scientific method is the only path to reliable knowledge."Irving Fisher
"Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio. Subsistence increases only in an arithmetical ratio."Thomas Malthus
"The advancement of science depends upon humble acceptance of natural laws."Thomas Malthus
"Science progresses when men humbly accept what nature teaches."Thomas Malthus
"Prices serve as signals that transmit information throughout the economy."Alfred Marshall
"The principle of marginal utility explains consumer behavior."Alfred Marshall