Adam Smith Quotes on Motivation

Adam Smith also known as ”The Father of Economics” or ”The Father of Capitalism”. Born on June 16, 1723. He is a well known Scottish economist, philosopher and author as well as a moral philosopher, a pioneer of political economy. Below we are sharing Adam Smith Quotes. Read these rare motivational quotes and don’t forget to share.

Adam Smith Quotes on Motivation

“All money is a matter of belief.” Adam Smith

“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.” Adam Smith

“The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations.” Adam Smith

“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.” Adam Smith

“Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this – no dog exchanges bones with another.” Adam Smith

“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.” Adam Smith

“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.” Adam Smith

“This is one of those cases in which the imagination is baffled by the facts. With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches.” Adam Smith

“No complaint… is more common than that of a scarcity of money.” Adam Smith

“I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good.” Adam Smith

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