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The game women play is men.

Adam Smith

In a militia, the character of the laborer, artificer, or tradesman, predominates over that of the soldier: in a standing army, that of the soldier predominates over every other character.
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Army Character Military Soldier Stand Trade
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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Deal Different Manufacture Respect Trade
It is the highest impertinence and presumption, therefore, in kings and ministers to pretend to watch over the economy of private people, and to restrain their expense. They are themselves, always, and without any exception, the greatest spendthrifts in the society.
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Economy Greatness King People Pretend Privacy Society
We are but one of the multitude, in no respect better than any other in it.
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Philosophy Respect
Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse.
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Fingers Happiness Wisdom
Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.
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Belief Enthusiasm Medicine Poison Science Superstition
A merchant, it has been said very properly, is not necessarily the citizen of any particular country.
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Citizenship Country Necessary Property Trade
When profit diminishes, merchants are very apt to complain that trade decays; though the diminution of profit is the natural effect of its prosperity, or of a greater stock being employed in it than before.
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Employment Greatness Loss Natural Profit Prosperity Trade
Men, like animals, naturally multiply in proportion to the means of their subsistence.
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Animal Born Man Natural Science
The world neither ever saw, nor ever will see, a perfectly fair lottery.
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Fair Perfection Right See World
Wherever there is great property, there is great inequality.
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Equality Greatness Injustice Material Property
I have no faith in political arithmetic.
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Belief Faith Myself One Liner Politics
The rate of profit is naturally low in rich and high in poor countries, and it is always highest in the countries which are going fastest to ruin.
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Country Deep Destruction Fast Poor Profit Rich Ruin
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.
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Gold Money Pay Price Purchase Wealth Work World
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
Every man lives by exchanging.
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Generosity Live Man

The game women play is men.

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