Adam Smith's Quote - Labour was the first price, the original purchase – money that was

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Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was

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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Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the safeguard of justice and the security of innocence. – Adam Smith

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No complaint… is more common than that of a scarcity of money. – 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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