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Adam Smith
Adam Smith
Scottish Economist
Born: Jun 5, 1723
Died: Jul 17, 1790
Country Good Man Money Natural Science
Related authors: Alan Greenspan E. F. Schumacher John Kenneth Galbraith John Maynard Keynes Max Weber Milton Friedman Paul A. Volcker Thomas Sowell
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. Adam Smith
Business Dinner Own Our Benevolence Baker Expect Regard Interest Butcher
The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations. Adam Smith
Poverty Real Tragedy Poor Aspirations
Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition. Adam Smith
Great Science Enthusiasm Poison Superstition Antidote
No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable. Adam Smith
Happy Miserable Society Members Part Greater Surely Which Poor Far Flourishing
To feel much for others and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfishness and exercise our benevolent affections, constitute the perfection of human nature. Adam Smith
Nature Human Nature Others Our Benevolent Ourselves Constitute Restrain Perfection Feel Exercise Affections Selfishness Human Little Much
Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased. Adam Smith
World Money Wealth First All Things Purchase Purchased Silver Price Labour Gold Paid Original Originally Things
What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? Adam Smith
Happiness Health Man Added Out Clear Clear Conscience Debt Who Conscience
Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice: all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things. Adam Smith
Justice Peace Natural Rest Degree Else State Carry Administration Easy Brought About Highest Highest Degree Course Opulence Being Little Barbarism Taxes Lowest Requisite Tolerable Things
Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another. Adam Smith
Man Animal Dog Other Exchanges Another Makes Does Bargain Bones
Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer. Adam Smith
Ought Sole Promoting Only Purpose Consumer Consumption Attended End May Interest Far Producer Production Necessary
Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience. Adam Smith
Virtue Feared More Excess Because Subject Than Vice Regulation Conscience
On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity. Adam Smith
Valley City Through Had Road Pass Ambiguity Skepticism
As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for its natural produce. Adam Smith
Love Property Natural Men Country Become Reap Other Never Soon Demand Like Rent Private Private Property Any Where Land Produce Landlords Even
I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good. Adam Smith
Good Those Never Known Trade Affected Done Public Much Public Good Who
With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches. Adam Smith
People Rich Consists Parade Part Greater Chief Rich People Riches Enjoyment
Labor was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all things. Adam Smith
Money First All Things Purchase Price Labor Paid Original Things
No complaint... is more common than that of a scarcity of money. Adam Smith
Money Complaint Scarcity More Than Common
Adventure upon all the tickets in the lottery, and you lose for certain; and the greater the number of your tickets the nearer your approach to this certainty. Adam Smith
You Science Lose Approach Adventure Tickets Greater Lottery Certain Your Certainty Nearer Number

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