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Production Quotes

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"No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable. A rational perspective on human ambition."

-- Adam Smith

"Avarice over-reaches itself, or perhaps engenders some new vice. A rational perspective on human ambition."

-- Adam Smith

"Humanity is the virtue of a woman, generosity of a man. A rational perspective on human ambition."

-- Adam Smith

"The secret of education lies in respecting the student. A rational perspective on human ambition."

-- Adam Smith

"With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches. A rational perspective on human ambition."

-- 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

"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 real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations. A rational perspective on human ambition."

-- Adam Smith

"The disposition to admire, and almost to worship, the rich and the powerful, and to despise, or, at least, to neglect persons of poor and mean condition is the great and most universal cause of the corruption of our moral sentiments. A rational perspective on human ambition."

-- Adam Smith

"Nobody but a beggar chuses to depend chiefly upon the benevolence of his fellow-citizens. 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

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Production quotes are concise, memorable sayings that capture timeless wisdom about production, drawn from philosophers, leaders, authors and thinkers across cultures and centuries.

Some of the most celebrated production quotes come from Adam Smith, among many others featured on this page.

Popular production quotes include: "Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production. A rational perspective on human ambition." -- Adam Smith Also: "Nobody but a beggar chuses to depend chiefly upon the benevolence of his fellow-citizens. A rational perspective on human ambition." -- Adam Smith.

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