On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity.
ADAM SMITHThe property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable.
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Nothing but the most exemplary morals can give dignity to a man of small fortune.
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The problem with fiat money is that it rewards the minority that can handle money, but fools the generation that has worked and saved money.
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The interest of the dealers, however, in any particular branch of trade or manufactures, is always in some respects different from, and even opposite to, that of the public. To widen the market and to narrow the competition, is always the interest of the dealers.
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Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production.
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Every man lives by exchanging.
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Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.
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An English university is a sanctuary in which exploded systems and obsolete prejudices find shelter and protection after they have been . Hunted out of every corner of the world.
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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.
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It is the natural effect of improvement, however, to diminish gradually the real price of almost all manufactures.
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Wonder and not any expectation of advantage from its discoveries, is the first principle which prompts mankind to the study of Philosophy, of that science which pretends to lay open the concealed connections that unite the various appearances of nature.
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I am a beau in nothing but my books.
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The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable.
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Corn is a necessary, silver is only a superfluity.
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Have lots of experiments, but make sure they’re strategically focused.
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By pursuing his own interest (the individual) frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it. I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good.
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