"How selfish soever man may be supposed, there……" — Adam Smith
"How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it, except the pleasure of seeing it."
—
Adam Smith
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
54 Quotes by Adam Smith
Adam Smith has 54 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
The cheapness of wine seems to be a cause, not of drunkenness, but of sobriety. ...People are seldom guilty of…
-
The discipline of colleges and universities is in general contrived, not for the benefit of the students, but for the…
-
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but…
-
No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and…
-
To feel much for others and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfishness and exercise our benevolent affections, constitute the…
-
The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations.
-
Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all things. It was not by…
-
Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another.
-
As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love…
-
Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.
-
The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found…
-
All money is a matter of belief.
See all 54 quotes by Adam Smith »
More Altruism Quotes
This quote is filed under Altruism Quotes,
one of 147 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
I am an actress, I earn money, I am well-known. I don't think it is altruism to become engaged in…
— Emmanuelle Beart
-
I would rather be kept alive in the efficient if cold altruism of a large hospital than expire in a…
— Aneurin Bevan
-
Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
— Ambrose Bierce
-
Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.
— Ambrose Bierce
-
Grub first, then ethics.
— Bertolt Brecht
-
Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.
— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
-
You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.
— Rita Mae Brown
-
The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community…
— Mitch Albom
-
We need to build websites with celebrity speakers who talk about the ideals of fairness, sharing, democratic cooperation, and altruism…
— Deepak Chopra
-
Women's rights in essence is really a movement for freedom, a movement for equality, for the dignity of all women,…
— William Ruckelshaus
-
Love is the most ethically consistent experience, because selfishness and altruism no longer seem opposed or in conflict.
— Peter Breggin
-
The key to genuine happiness is in our hands. To think this way is to discover the essential values of…
— Dalai Lama
See all 147 Altruism Quotes »