Affected Quote by Adam Smith

An individual, in promoting his own interest, may injure the public interest; a nation, in promoting the general welfare, may check the interest of…

— Friedrich List

Self-interest, be it enlightened, works indirectly for the public good.

— William H. Prescott

Every individual necessarily labors to render the annual revenue of society as great as he can. He generally neither intends to promote the public…

— Adam Smith

Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.

— Simone de Beauvoir

A man, if he be active and energetic, can hardly fail also, be he never so selfish, of benefiting the general public interest.

— Benjamin Butler

He who prides himself on giving what he thinks the public wants is often creating a fictitious demand for low standards which he will…

— John Reith, 1st Baron Reith

When a consumer derives value - especially from something that was given to him for free - he becomes the best kind of evangelist.

— Mitch Joel

The marketplace obliges men, whether they will or not, in pursuing their own selfish interests, to connect the general good with their own individual…

— Edmund Burke

He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity

— Confucius

People share a universal behavioural trait: if there are profits to be made, the effort to get that money will attract investment. This is…

— James M. Buchanan

Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people's interests first.

— Bob Burg

Everyone should have a deep-seated interest or hobby to enrich his mind, add zest to living, and perhaps, depending upon what it is, result…

— Dale Carnegie