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 affectionbenevolentconstitute Change image and share on social
No complaint... is more common than that of a scarcity of money. Adam Smith commoncomplaintmoney Change image and share on social
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 adventureapproachcertainty Change image and share on social
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 countrydemandland Change image and share on social
On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity. Adam Smith ambiguitycitypas Change image and share on social
Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse. Adam Smith fingerhappinesslay Change image and share on social
It is not by augmenting the capital of the country, but by rendering a greater part of that capital active and productive than would otherwise be so, that the most judicious operations of banking can increase the industry of the country. Adam Smith activeaugmentbank share on social
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 bakerbenevolencebrewer Change image and share on social
