Adam Smith Quotations | Page 3

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

As soon as government management begins it upsets the natural equilibrium of industrial relations, and each interference only requires further bureaucratic control until the end is the tyranny of the totalitarian state.

The game women play is men.

Man, an animal that makes bargains.

The emotions of the spectator will still be very apt to fall short of the violence of what is felt by the sufferer. Mankind, though naturally sympathetic, never conceive, for what has befallen another, that degree of passion which naturally animates the person principally concerned.

A sketch of a man facing to the right.

The mob, when they are gazing at a dancer on the slack rope, naturally writhe and twist and balance their own bodies, as they see him do.

That this is the source of our fellow-feeling for the misery of others, that it is by changing places in fancy with the sufferer, that we come either to conceive or to be affected by what he feels, may be demonstrated by many obvious observations, if it should not be thought sufficiently evident of itself. When we see a stroke aimed and just ready to fall upon the leg or arm of another person, we naturally shrink and draw back our own leg or our own arm; and when it does fall, we feel it in some measure, and are hurt by it as well as the sufferer.

The difference between the most dissimilar characters, between a philosopher and a common street porter, for example, seems to arise not so much from nature, as from habit, custom, and education.

As we have no immediate experience of what other men feel, we can form no idea of the manner in which they are affected, but by conceiving what we ourselves should feel in the like situation.

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.

The necessaries of life occasion the great expense of the poor. They find it difficult to get food, and the greater part of their little revenue is spent in getting it. The luxuries and vanities of life occasion the principal expense of the rich, and a magnificent house embellishes and sets off to the best advantage all the other luxuries and vanities which they possess ... It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something more than in that proportion.

Though the principles of the banking trade may appear somewhat abstruse, the practice is capable of being reduced to strict rules. To depart upon any occasion from those rules, is consequence of some flattering speculation of extraordinary gain, is almost always extremely dangerous, and frequently fatal to the banking company which attempts it.

Have lots of experiments, but make sure they're strategically focused.

Nothing is more graceful than habitual cheerfulness.

In public, as well as in private expences, great wealth may, perhaps, frequently be admitted as an apology for great folly.

We want the public to be more engaged.

We know that not everyone agrees, and we want to do our best to respect their views, too.

When EAA began the 'Timeless Voices' project in 2002, we sought to record the personal histories of a remarkable aviation generation that was passing from our midst. We have saved many stories from people who now, just a few years later, are no longer with us.

Every individual...generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it. By preferring the support of domestic to that of foreign industry he intends only his own security; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention.

We think most publishers and authors will choose to participate in the publisher program in order to introduce their work to countless readers around the world. But we know that not everyone agrees, and we want to do our best to respect their views too. So now, any and all copyright holders . . . can tell us which books they'd prefer that we not scan if we find them in a library.

I love the way it works now because it wins (games). We each bring a different aspect to the game and it's hard to stop us.

I've got to make the best of what I've got. I think we will be a stellar team. We've got a lot of young talent, but once they get the butterflies out, they will be OK. We're really looking forward to it.

Any and all copyright holders ... can tell us which books they'd prefer that we not scan if we find them in a library.

The contentious matter of whether or not to begin drilling in Alaska has no place in a bill that funds the Department of Defense. The needs of our troops serving in combat should never be subject to such cynical politics.

The mind is so rarely disturbed, but that the company of friend will restore it to some degree of tranquility and sedateness.

I just saw people coming and going, and I asked if I could help.

Christina is truly deserving of this award. She always keeps her cool on the field and leads by example. Her approach to playing exemplifies the meaning of this recognition.

It was nerve-wracking coming to get my results. I was totally unsure what they would be. My offer from Sheffield was three As and my insurance offer from Leeds was also three As.

You could pay down the national deficit with the cost of tickets.

It (Oxford) 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

As a man of civil profession seems awkward in a camp or a garrison, and is even in danger of being despised there, so does an idle man among men of business,

There's a lot of concern about the dependability of touch-screen voting, for example. Vote by mail may be low tech, but it works.

This was a big win. These guys are a good team, so we didn't expect that one goal to hold up.

It's kind of the way the season has gone for us.