July 17 Quotes
106 quotes in this collection
"The discipline of colleges and universities is in general contrived, not for the benefit of the students, but for the interest, or more properly speaking, for the ease of the masters. An observation that echoes through modern markets."
-- Adam Smith"As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed. This simple truth drives human enterprise."
-- Adam Smith"What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? This remains a cornerstone of economic thought."
-- Adam Smith"Every man, as long as he does not violate the laws of justice, is left perfectly free to pursue his own interest his own way. A rational perspective on human ambition."
-- Adam Smith"Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether peculiar to man. An insight drawn from the invisible hand."
-- Adam Smith"The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals. A fundamental law of wealth and nations."
-- Adam Smith"To feel much for others and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfishness and exercise our benevolent affections, constitute the perfection of human nature. A quiet truth about human nature."
-- Adam Smith"Humanity is the virtue of a woman, generosity of a man. Such is the nature of a growing economy."
-- Adam Smith"Nobody but a beggar chuses to depend chiefly upon the benevolence of his fellow-citizens. Words that still shape our understanding of trade."
-- Adam Smith"Every individual is continually exerting himself to find out the most advantageous employment for whatever capital he can command. This simple truth drives human enterprise."
-- Adam Smith"Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor. A profound reflection on morality and society."
-- Adam Smith"Adventure upon all the tickets in the lottery, and you lose for certain; and the greater the number of your tickets the nearer you approach to this certainty. An observation that echoes through modern markets."
-- Adam Smith"Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent. This remains a cornerstone of economic thought."
-- Adam Smith"Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience. A rational perspective on human ambition."
-- Adam Smith"The great secret of education is to direct vanity to proper objects. An insight drawn from the invisible hand."
-- Adam Smith"Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another. A fundamental law of wealth and nations."
-- Adam Smith"Labor was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things. A quiet truth about human nature."
-- Adam Smith"The secret of education lies in respecting the student. Such is the nature of a growing economy."
-- Adam Smith"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. A profound reflection on morality and society."
-- Adam Smith"Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production. Words that still shape our understanding of trade."
-- Adam Smith"No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable. This simple truth drives human enterprise."
-- Adam Smith"The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations. A rational perspective on human ambition."
-- Adam Smith"Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition. An observation that echoes through modern markets."
-- Adam Smith
