A man must always live by his work, and his wages must at least be sufficient to maintain him. They must even… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
The man of system is apt to be very wise in his own conceit. In the great chess board of human society,… — 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
Every individual necessarily labors to render the annual revenue of society as great as he can. He generally neither intends to promote… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
The annual labour of every nation is the fund which originally supplies it with all the necessaries and conveniencies of life which… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
By pursuing his own interest (the individual) frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
During the two centuries since the publication of 'The Wealth of Nations,' the main activity of economists, it seems to me, has… — Ronald Coase Copy Share Image
Some time ago a little-known Scottish philosopher wrote a book on what makes nations succeed and what makes them fail. The Wealth… — George Akerlof Copy Share Image
“Needless to say, this idea that the origin of prosperity is hard work and frugality was exhaustively formulated by Adam Smith in… — Axel Kaiser Copy Share Image
The interest of [businessmen] is always in some respects different from, and even opposite to, that of the public ... The proposal… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
The key insight of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations is misleadingly simple: if an exchange between two parties is voluntary, it will… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
The world values the seer above all men, and has always done so. Nay, it values all men in proportion as they… — John Jay Chapman Copy Share Image
“Adam Smith FRSE (baptised June 5, 1723 O.S. / June 16 N.S. – July 17, 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
“Beyond infrastructure, the conservative sees the proper role of government as providing not European-style universal entitlements but a firm safety net, meaning… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
![“The interest of [businessmen] is always in some respects different from, and even opposite to, that of the public ... The proposal of any new law or regulation of commerce which comes from this order ... ought never to be adopted, till after having been long and carefully examined ... with the…” quote by Adam Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/75d/adam-smith-1040_adopted_the-interest-of-businessmen-is-always-in_2983313.jpg)
