William Petty Quotes
An house is of a double nature, viz., one, wherein it is a way and means of expence, the other as it is an instrument and tool of gain. 
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That some are poorer than others, ever was and ever will be: And that many are naturally querulous and envious, is an Evil as old as the World.
- William Petty
Without the knowledge of the true number of the people, as a principle, the whole scope and use of keeping bills of birth and burials is impaired; wherefore by laborious conjectures and calculations to deduce the number of people from the births and burials, may be ingenious, but very preposterous.
- William Petty