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.

Quote by Adam Smith

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

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

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...

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.

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...

Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to...

Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to...

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...

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...

Defense is superior to opulence.

Defense is superior to opulence.

Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from...

Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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,...