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Quote by Adam Smith
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the

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

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To feel much for others and little for ourselves to restrain our selfishness and exercise our benevolent affections, constitute the perfection of human nature. – Adam Smith

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Nature
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Adam Smith
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What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? – Adam Smith

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Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and incessant anxiety, but never reach the top. – Robert Browning

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Im not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money. – Lord Acton

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Its a real roller-coaster ride if youre lucky to have longevity in this business – you have to be able to ride those waves. – Jennifer Lopez

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My revenue was $4 million my first year in business, off of one $20 item. – Sara Blakely

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Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it. – Hermann Hesse

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We live less and less, and we learn more and more. Sensibility is surrendering to intelligence. – Remy de Gourmont

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A good friend is a connection to life — a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world. – Lois Wyse

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Alien. An American sovereign in his probationary state. – Ambrose Bierce

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