Quotes by Smith, Adam

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the bake >>

Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse. >>

The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is >>

Quotations about Self-interest

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live; it is asking others t >>

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the bake >>

Remember how often you have postponed minding your interest, and let s >>

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our necessities but of their advantages.

Smith, Adam