Quote by Adam Smith
Labor was the first price, the original purchase - money that was

Labor was the first price, the original purchase – money that was paid for all things. – 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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People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. – Adam Smith

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It frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy. – Groucho Marx

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To suppose as we all suppose, that we could be rich and not behave as the rich behave, is like supposing that we could drink all day and stay sober. – Logan Pearsall Smith

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Some artists are working to buy the mansion or whatever the element of fame must bear, but I spend all my money on my show. – Lady Gaga

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People arent going to throw the kind of money at certain people that they used to. – Philip Seymour Hoffman

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