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Quote by David Ricardo
After all the fertile land in the immediate neighbourhood of the f

After all the fertile land in the immediate neighbourhood of the first settlers were cultivated, if capital and population increased, more food would be required, and it could only be procured from land not so advantageously situated. – David Ricardo

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By far the greatest part of those goods which are the objects of desire, are procured by labour and they may be multiplied, not in one country alone, but in many, almost without any assignable limit, if we are disposed to bestow the labour necessary to obtain them. – David Ricardo

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alone
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Gold and silver, like other commodities, have an intrinsic value, which is not arbitrary, but is dependent on their scarcity, the quantity of labour bestowed in procuring them, and the value of the capital employed in the mines which produce them. – David Ricardo

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finance
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The facility of obtaining food is beneficial in two ways to the owners of capital, it at the same time raises profits and increases the amount of consumable commodities. – David Ricardo

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Theres not a single chef I know of that does not think about the politics of the food theyre serving. – Gail Simmons

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When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself. – Tecumseh

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I dont enjoy good food. I dont enjoy flashy cars. I dont care if I live in a dump. I dont enjoy good clothes. This is the best Ive dressed in months. – Jack Kevorkian

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Part of treatment for drugs and alcohol is you abstain from these, but with eating disorders you cant abstain from food so the treatment is longer than drugs and alcohol. – Carre Otis

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After dinner sit a while, and after supper walk a mile. – English saying

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