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.

Quote by Adam Smith

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

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

It is not by augmenting the capital of the country, but by rendering a greater...

It is not by augmenting the capital of the country, but by rendering a greater...

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

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

Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a...

Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a...

Defense is superior to opulence.

Defense is superior to opulence.

It (Oxford) is a sanctuary in which exploded systems and obsolete prejudices find shelter and...

It (Oxford) is a sanctuary in which exploded systems and obsolete prejudices find shelter and...

Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog...

Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog...

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,...

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that...

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that...

Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog...

Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog...

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...

With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the...

With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the...

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...

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,...

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that...

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that...

Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.

Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.

To feel much for others and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfishness and exercise...

To feel much for others and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfishness and exercise...

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...

The labor movement means just this: it is the last noble protest of the American...

The labor movement means just this: it is the last noble protest of the American...

The happiness of men consists in life. And life is in labor.

The happiness of men consists in life. And life is in labor.

Not one Republican president has balanced the budget in 34 years. You can not trust...

Not one Republican president has balanced the budget in 34 years. You can not trust...