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Find important quotes and citations by the author Adam Smith.
Quote 3237
To feel much for others and little for ourselves constitutes the perfection of human nature.Quote 3236
How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others.Quote 3235
Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.Quote 3234
As it is the power of exchanging that gives occasion to the division of labour, so the extent of this division must always be limited by the extent of that power.Quote 3233
Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer.Quote 3193
The real price of every thing, what every thing really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it.Quote 1561
No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserableMore quotes on the topics: society happiness poverty troubles necessity responsibility
Quote 1164
All money is a matter of beliefMore quotes on the topics: money
Quote 1153
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.More quotes on the topics: interest eat and drink expectations
Quote 920
Happiness never lays its finger on its pulseMore quotes on the topics: happiness