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Mercantile jealousy is excited, and both inflames, and is itself inflamed, by the violence of national animosity.

Adam Smith

On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity.
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Journey Myself Path Road
The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals.
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Animal Man Race
The proprietor of stock is necessarily a citizen of the world, and is not necessarily attached to any particular country.
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Attachment Citizenship Country Necessary World
The world neither ever saw, nor ever will see, a perfectly fair lottery.
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Fair Perfection Right See World
We are but one of the multitude, in no respect better than any other in it.
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Philosophy Respect
Great nations are never impoverished by private, though they sometimes are by public prodigality and misconduct.
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Destruction Greatness Nation Poor Privacy
What can be added to the happiness of the man who is in health, who is out of debt, and has a clear conscience?
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Consience Happiness Health Man Money
Mercantile jealousy is excited, and both inflames, and is itself inflamed, by the violence of national animosity.
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Excitement Jealous Nation Violence
Every man is rich or poor according to the degree in which he can afford to enjoy the necessaries, conveniences, and amusements of human life.
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Enjoy Fulfill Human Life Man Necessary Poor Rich Satisfaction
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
Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the safeguard of justice and the security of innocence.
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Defense Guard Hate Innocence Justice Nature Safety Security
The disposition to admire, and almost to worship, the rich and the powerful, and to despise, or, at least, to neglect persons of poor and mean condition is the great and most universal cause of the corruption of our moral sentiments.
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Corruption Emotion Greatness Moral Ourselves Person Poor Powerful Rich Worship
Beneficence is always free, it cannot be extorted by force.
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Destroy Force Freedom
Nothing but the most exemplary morals can give dignity to a man of small fortune.
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Dignity Fortune Man Moral Small
I have no faith in political arithmetic.
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Belief Faith Myself One Liner Politics
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

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