Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased.

Quote by Adam Smith

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

All money is a matter of belief.

All money is a matter of belief.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

The organization of American society is an interlocking system of semi-monopolies notoriously venal, an electorate...

The organization of American society is an interlocking system of semi-monopolies notoriously venal, an electorate...