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"We are but one of the multitude, in no respect better than any other in it. A quiet truth about human nature."
-- Adam Smith"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. A quiet truth about human nature."
-- 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. A quiet truth about human nature."
-- Adam Smith"Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition. A quiet truth about human nature."
-- 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"Labor was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things. A quiet truth about human nature."
-- Adam Smith"The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence. A quiet truth about human nature."
-- Adam Smith"What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? A quiet truth about human nature."
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Defense quotes are concise, memorable sayings that capture timeless wisdom about defense, drawn from philosophers, leaders, authors and thinkers across cultures and centuries.
Some of the most celebrated defense quotes come from Adam Smith, among many others featured on this page.
Popular defense quotes include: "Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent. A quiet truth about human nature." -- Adam Smith Also: "What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? A quiet truth about human nature." -- Adam Smith.
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