Adam Smith (5 June 1723 OS (16 June 1723 NS) – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economy.
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. Use this quote
Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse. Use this quote
Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition. Use this quote
What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? Use this quote
Poor David Hume is dying fast, but with more real cheerfulness and good humor and with more real resignation to the necessary course of things, than any whining Christian ever dyed with pretended resignation to the will of God. Use this quote
This is one of those cases in which the imagination is baffled by the facts. Use this quote
As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for its natural produce. Use this quote
No complaint... is more common than that of a scarcity of money. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
All money is a matter of belief. Use this quote
