Economic Quote by Adam Smith

There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.

— Michel de Montaigne

It is the highest impertinence and presumption, therefore, in kings and ministers to pretend to watch over the economy of private people, and to…

— Adam Smith

What infinite heart's-ease Must kings neglect that private men enjoy! And what have kings that privates have not too, Save ceremony, save general ceremony?

— William Shakespeare

“The modern writers who have suggested, in a more or less open manner, that the family is a bad institution, have generally confined themselves…

— G.K. Chesterton

The private life of one man shall be a more illustrious monarchy,--more formidable to its enemy, more sweet and serene in its influence to…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The less prudence with which others conduct their affairs, the greater the prudence with which we should conduct our own affairs.

— Warren Buffett

“The respectable, like the despised, are always at the mercy of circumstances; the influences of environment and the weight of tradition are vastly important…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

The only prudence in life is concentration.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

A princely mind will undo a private family.

— George Savile

“When private men shall act with original views, the lustre will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Family life is an encroachment on private life.

— Karl Kraus

To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies…

— John F. Kennedy