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By far the greatest part of those goods which are the objects of d

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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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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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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To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity. – Richard Thompson

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The most terrifying thing I can think of is being alone – and I mean utterly alone, like no one else in the world alone – at night. Thats the nucleus of the first story in my collection and its also where the title came from for the book. – Paul Kane

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Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be. – Quintilian

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