Nothing but the most exemplary morals can give dignity to a man of small fortune.
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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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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It is not for its own sake that men desire money, but for the sake of what they can purchase with it.
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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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Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.
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Defense is superior to opulence.
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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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Labor was the first price, the original purchase – money that was paid for all things.
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I am a beau in nothing but my books.
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Wherever there is great property, there is great inequality.
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Civil government, so far as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted for the defense of the rich against the poor, or of those who have some property against those who have none at all.
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Nothing is more graceful than habitual cheerfulness.
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Man, an animal that makes bargains.
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Goods can serve many other purposes besides purchasing money, but money can serve no other purpose besides purchasing goods.
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That the chance of gain is naturally over-valued, we may learn from the universal success of lotteries.
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Whatever work he does, beyond what is sufficient to purchase his own maintenance, can be squeezed out of him by violence only, and not by any interest of his own.
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