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Justice, however, never was in reality administered gratis in any country. Lawyers and attornies, at least, must always be paid by the parties; and, if they were not, they would perform their duty still worse than they actually perform it.

Adam Smith

That the chance of gain is naturally over-valued, we may learn from the universal success of lotteries.
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Chance Learning Nature Success Value
Have lots of experiments, but make sure they’re strategically focused.
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Advice Experiment Focus Strategy
Corn is a necessary, silver is only a superfluity.
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Difference Food Necessary Worth
No complaint is more common than that of a scarcity of money.
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Complaint Money
In ease of body, peace of mind, all the different ranks of life are nearly upon a level and the beggar who suns himself by the side of the highway, possesses that security which kings are fighting for.
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Beggar Body Different Fight Himself King Life Mindset Peace Security
Never complain of that of which it is at all times in your power to rid yourself.
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Complaint Power Time Yourself
The first thing you have to know is yourself. A man who knows himself can step outside himself and watch his own reactions like an observer.
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Character Deep Himself Man Reaction Yourself
Men desire to have some share in the management of public affairs chiefly on account of the importance which it gives them.
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Desire Important Man Management Return
In general, if any branch of trade, or any division of labour, be advantageous to the public, the freer and more general the competition, it will always be the more so.
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Competition Freedom Trade Work
The man scarce lives who is not more credulous than he ought to be. The natural disposition is always to believe. It is acquired wisdom and experience only that teach incredulity, and they very seldom teach it enough.
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Believe Enough Experience Live Man Teaching Wisdom
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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Goodness Myself Pursue Society Trade
Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience.
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Consience Fear Vice Virtue
It is not by augmenting the capital of the country, but by rendering a greater part of that capital active and productive than would otherwise be so, that the most judicious operations of banking can increase the industry of the country.
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Active Country Greatness Production
It appears, accordingly, from the experience of all ages and nations, I believe, that the work done by freemen comes cheaper in the end than that performed by slaves.
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Age Believe End Experience Freedom Man Nation Performance Slave
Man, an animal that makes bargains.
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Animal Man One Liner
No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.
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Flourish Greatness Happiness Misery Poor Society

Justice, however, never was in reality administered gratis in any country. Lawyers and attornies, at least, must always be paid by the parties; and, if they were not, they would perform their duty still worse than they actually perform it.

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Justice, however, never was in reality administered gratis in any country. Lawyers and attornies, at least, must always be paid by the parties; and, if they were not, they would perform their duty still worse than they actually perform it.

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