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

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

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

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 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...

Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse.

Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse.

Defense is superior to opulence.

Defense is superior to opulence.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Humanity is the virtue of a woman, generosity that of a man.

Humanity is the virtue of a woman, generosity that of a man.

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...

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...

Horse racing is animated roulette.

Horse racing is animated roulette.

I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could...

I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could...

Test and Learn is a great business tool which delivers value.

Test and Learn is a great business tool which delivers value.

I like men who have a future and women who have a past.

I like men who have a future and women who have a past.