Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether peculiar to man, and speech is the… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
The man of system, on the contrary, is apt to be very wise in his own conceit; and is often so enamoured… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to only… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
The difference between the most dissimilar characters, between a philosopher and a common street porter, for example, seems to arise not so… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
“All for ourselves, and nothing for other people, seems, in every age of the world, to have been the vile maxim of… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
That a joint stock company should be able to carry on successfully any branch of foreign trade, when private adventurers can come… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
The cheapness of wine seems to be a cause, not of drunkenness, but of sobriety. ...People are seldom guilty of excess in… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
The greatest improvement in the productive powers of labour, and the greater part of the skill, dexterity, and judgment with which it… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the safeguard of… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Poor David Hume is dying fast, but with more real cheerfulness and good humor and with more real resignation to the necessary course of… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
“The effects of the division of labour, in the general business of society, will be more easily understood by considering in what manner it… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
“The profligacy of a man of fashion is looked upon with much less contempt and aversion, than that of a man of meaner condition.” — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether peculiar to man, and speech is the great instrument… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Nobody but a beggar chooses to depend chiefly upon the benevolence of his fellow-citizens. — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
The liberal reward of labour, therefore, as it is the affect of increasing wealth, so it is the cause of increasing population. To complain… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
