Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a French politician Jean-Baptiste Colbert.
Last updated on September 19, 2024.
Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a French statesman who served as First Minister of State from 1661 until his death in 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. His lasting impact on the organization of the country's politics and markets, known as Colbertism, a doctrine often characterized as a variant of mercantilism, earned him the nickname le Grand Colbert.

The objective is to pluck the geese in such a manner as to obtain the greatest number of feathers with the least amount of hissing. — © Jean-Baptiste Colbert
The objective is to pluck the geese in such a manner as to obtain the greatest number of feathers with the least amount of hissing.
The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the least possible amount of hissing.
When a king creates an office, Providence creates immediately a fool to buy it.
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