Quote by 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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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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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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Business
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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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In civilized life, where the happiness and indeed almost the existence of man, depends on the opinion of his fellow men. He is constantly acting a studied part. – Jeremy Collier

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As to happiness in this life it is hardly compatible with that diminished respect which ever attends the relinquishing of labour. – Anthony Trollope

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Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory. – Norman Vincent Peale

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Happiness

Is anyone serious about the politics of happiness? David Cameron dipped a toe in the water, using the word lightly, but denying the hard policies it implies. Labour shies away from it, but should take up the challenge. – Polly Toynbee

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I never in my wildest imagination dreamed that I would somehow become a sports commentator. – Joe Rogan

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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. – Welsh Proverb

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