Thorstein Veblen Quote

Abstention from labor is the conventional evidence of wealth and is therefore the conventional mark of social standing.


The Theory of the Leisure Class (ed. Transaction Publishers, 1965) - ISBN: 9781412839327


Abstention from labor is the conventional evidence of wealth and is therefore the conventional mark of social standing.

Abstention from labor is the conventional evidence of wealth and is therefore the conventional mark of social standing.

Abstention from labor is the conventional evidence of wealth and is therefore the conventional mark of social standing.

Abstention from labor is the conventional evidence of wealth and is therefore the conventional mark of social standing.