There is no intrinsic worth in money but what is alterable with the times, and whether a guinea goes for twenty pounds or for a shilling, it is the labor of the poor and not the high and low value that is set on gold or silver, which all the comforts of life must arise from.
-- Bernard de Mandeville
   
Bernard de Mandeville   Name:
Bernard de Mandeville
Type:
Philosopher
Nationality:
English
Birth:
1670
Death:
1733
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