Quotes by Adam Smith
10 quotes by Adam Smith
Adam Smith - scotish economist and philosopher
Was born on 05 jun 1723.
Died on 17 jul 1790, at 67 years old.
Died on 17 jul 1790, at 67 years old.
Origin country: United Kingdom
Biography: Adam Smith was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the intellectual movement known as the Scottish Enlightenment, he is known primarily as the author of two treatises: The Theory of Moral...
Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether peculiar to man, and speech is the great instrument of ambition.
Quote by Adam Smith about ambition, real estate, man
Humanity is the virtue of a woman, generosity that of a man.
Quote by Adam Smith about generosity, humanity, virtue, woman, man
Labor was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things.
Quote by Adam Smith about money, things
Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this no dog exchanges bones with another.
Quote by Adam Smith about man
Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.
Quote by Adam Smith about science, superstitions, enthusiasm
Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience.
Quote by Adam Smith about virtue, excess, vice, conscience
Mankind are animals that makes bargains, no other animal does this.
Quote by Adam Smith about animals
