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

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...

Defense is superior to opulence.

Defense is superior to opulence.

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...

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...

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.

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...

The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all...

The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all...

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 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...

Poor David Hume is dying fast, but with more real cheerfulness and good humor and...

Poor David Hume is dying fast, but with more real cheerfulness and good humor and...

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...

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...

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.

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...

All money is a matter of belief.

All money is a matter of belief.

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

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

As Calcutta smells of death and Bombay of Money, Bangkok smells of sex, but this...

As Calcutta smells of death and Bombay of Money, Bangkok smells of sex, but this...

When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I...

When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I...

I review novels to make money, because it is easier for a sluggard to write...

I review novels to make money, because it is easier for a sluggard to write...