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Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another. ↗

— Adam Smith

#another #bargains #bones #does #dog

The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations. ↗

— Adam Smith

#poor #poverty #real #their #tragedy

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. ↗

— Adam Smith

#consumer #consumption #end #far #interest

A great man is the man who does something for the first time. ↗

— Alexander Smith

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Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether peculiar to man, and speech is the great instrument of ambition. ↗

— Adam Smith

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Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the safeguard of justice and the security of innocence. ↗

— Adam Smith

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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. ↗

— Adam Smith

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The theory that can absorb the greatest number of facts, and persist in doing so, generation after generation, through all changes of opinion and detail, is the one that must rule all observation. ↗

— Adam Smith

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What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? ↗

— Adam Smith

#clear #clear conscience #conscience #debt #happiness

Defense is superior to opulence. ↗

— Adam Smith

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