Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.
In the original French
l'argent est la semence de l'argent, et la première pistole est quelquefois plus difficile à gagner que le second million
Discourse on Political Economy · 1755
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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "Discourse on the Political Economy." The Basic Political Writings, translated by Donald A. Cress. Hackett, 2012.
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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Discours sur l'economie politique [Discourse on Political Economy]. Encyclopédie, 1755.
