To feel much for others and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfishness and exercise our benevolent affections, constitute the perfection of human nature.

Quote by Adam Smith

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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 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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Defense is superior to opulence.

Defense is superior to opulence.

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

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

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,...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but...

The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but...

The fast lane I am flying down is one with no end in sight filled...

The fast lane I am flying down is one with no end in sight filled...

Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing...

Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing...

If what I do prove well, it won't advance. They'll say it's stolen, or else...

If what I do prove well, it won't advance. They'll say it's stolen, or else...