It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men have dived for them; but on the contrary, men dive for them because they fetch a high price.

Richard Whately

Introductory Lectures on Political Economy

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Whately, Richard. "Introductory Lectures on Political Economy." 1831, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, UK. Lecture.

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