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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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. – Adam Smith

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Money
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No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable. – Adam Smith

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Society
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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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When two friends have a common bank account, one sings and the other weeps. – Proverb

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Business

The message I take all round the world is Britain is open for business. – William Hague

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Business

No, I regret nothing, all I regret is having been born, dying is such a long tiresome business I always found. – Samuel Beckett

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Business

A business like an automobile, has to be driven, in order to get results. – B. C. Forbes

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Business

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If you work hard and play by the rules, this country is truly open to you. You can achieve anything. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

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The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy. – George Santayana

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Wisdom

It is better to go skiing and think of God, than go to church and think of sport. – Fridtjof Nansen

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God

The concept of total wellness recognizes that our every thought, word, and behavior affects our greater health and well-being. And we, in turn, are affected not only emotionally but also physically and spiritually. – Greg Anderson

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Health