Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.

l'argent est la semence de l'argent, et la première pistole est quelquefois plus difficile à gagner que
le second million

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Discourse on Political Economy

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Topic

Accumulation of wealth Money

Author

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Source

Discourse on Political Economy

Genre

Political literature

Language

French

Time

1755 1750s 18th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Switzerland Europe

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Original Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Discours sur l'economie politique [Discourse on Political Economy]. Encyclopédie, 1755.

Current Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "Discourse on the Political Economy." The Basic Political Writings, translated by Donald A. Cress. Hackett, 2012.

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