"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."
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Quotes by Adam Smith
Adam Smith (1723-1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher, best known for his seminal work, *The Wealth of Nations*, which laid the foundations for modern economic theory and the principles of free market capitalism. Born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, Smith's intellectual curiosity led him to explore the dynamics of trade, production, and labor. His ideas on the "invisible hand" guiding economic self-interest became cornerstones of economic thought, influencing countless generations and shaping the modern world. Smith's legacy endures as a pivotal figure in the study of economics and moral philosophy.
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"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."
Adam Smith
"What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?"
Adam Smith"Poor David Hume is dying fast, but with more real cheerfulness and good humor and with more real resignation to the necessary course of things, than any whining Christian ever dyed with pretended resignation to the will of God."
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, and demand a rent even for its natural produce."
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 your approach to this certainty."
Adam Smith
"No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable."
Adam Smith