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

Quote by Adam Smith

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All money is a matter of belief.

All money is a matter of belief.

This is one of those cases in which the imagination is baffled by the facts.

This is one of those cases in which the imagination is baffled by the facts.

I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the...

I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the...

On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley...

On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley...

The theory that can absorb the greatest number of facts, and persist in doing so,...

The theory that can absorb the greatest number of facts, and persist in doing so,...

Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the...

Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the...

The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his...

The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his...

Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether...

Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether...

Adventure upon all the tickets in the lottery, and you lose for certain; and the...

Adventure upon all the tickets in the lottery, and you lose for certain; and the...

No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of...

No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of...

The theory that can absorb the greatest number of facts, and persist in doing so,...

The theory that can absorb the greatest number of facts, and persist in doing so,...

Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse.

Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse.

What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out...

What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out...

No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of...

No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of...

Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all...

Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all...

Defense is superior to opulence.

Defense is superior to opulence.

As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords,...

As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords,...

No complaint ... is more common than that of a scarcity of money.

No complaint ... is more common than that of a scarcity of money.

A politician taking campaign money from gamblers in Nevada is like one taking campaign money...

A politician taking campaign money from gamblers in Nevada is like one taking campaign money...

If I had a large amount of money I should found a hospital for those...

If I had a large amount of money I should found a hospital for those...