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

Thorstein Veblen Quotes

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.