Economist Quotes

205 quotes in this collection

"Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another. A profound reflection on morality and society."

-- Adam Smith

"Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another. A profound reflection on morality and society."

-- Adam Smith

"The great secret of education is to direct vanity to proper objects. Words that still shape our understanding of trade."

-- Adam Smith

"The great secret of education is to direct vanity to proper objects. Words that still shape our understanding of trade."

-- Adam Smith

"The secret of education lies in respecting the student. This simple truth drives human enterprise."

-- Adam Smith

"The secret of education lies in respecting the student. This simple truth drives human enterprise."

-- Adam Smith

"Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production. A rational perspective on human ambition."

-- Adam Smith

"Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production. A rational perspective on human ambition."

-- Adam Smith

"Labor was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things. An observation that echoes through modern markets."

-- Adam Smith

"Labor was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things. An observation that echoes through modern markets."

-- Adam Smith

"No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable. An insight drawn from the invisible hand."

-- Adam Smith

"No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable. An insight drawn from the invisible hand."

-- 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. This remains a cornerstone of economic thought."

-- 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. This remains a cornerstone of economic thought."

-- Adam Smith

"Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition. A fundamental law of wealth and nations."

-- Adam Smith

"Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition. A fundamental law of wealth and nations."

-- Adam Smith

"The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations. Such is the nature of a growing economy."

-- Adam Smith

"The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations. Such is the nature of a growing economy."

-- Adam Smith

"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."

-- Walter Bagehot

"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."

-- Walter Bagehot

"Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure."

-- Jane Austen

"Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure."

-- Jane Austen

"Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes."

-- Peter Drucker

"Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes."

-- Peter Drucker

"The next outbreak? We're not ready."

-- Bill Gates

"The next outbreak? We're not ready."

-- Bill Gates

"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"We are Indians, firstly and lastly."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"We are Indians, firstly and lastly."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Organize: Collective action brings lasting change."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Organize: Collective action brings lasting change."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Educate: Knowledge is the first step toward liberation."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Educate: Knowledge is the first step toward liberation."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Agitate: Peaceful protest is necessary to challenge oppression."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Agitate: Peaceful protest is necessary to challenge oppression."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Sentiment must be outlawed from the domain of science."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Sentiment must be outlawed from the domain of science."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Knowledge is the foundation of a man's life."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Knowledge is the foundation of a man's life."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"If the Vedas do not support the actions, instructions must be sought from the Smritis."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"If the Vedas do not support the actions, instructions must be sought from the Smritis."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"The Hindu civilisation is a diabolical contrivance to enslave humanity."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"The Hindu civilisation is a diabolical contrivance to enslave humanity."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them."

-- B. R. Ambedkar