Adam Smith

The agents of [government] regard the wealth of their master as inexhaustible; are careless at what price they buy … at what price they sell.

The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals.

Those unproductive hands … may consume so great a share … that all the frugality and good conduct of individuals may not be able to compensate … this violent and forced encroachment.

No human wisdom or knowledge could ever be sufficient [for] the duty of superintending the industry of private people … towards the employment most suitable to the interest of the society.

All for ourselves, and nothing for other people, seems, in every age of the world, to have been the vile maxim of the masters of mankind.

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

There are no guarantees, but being ready sure beats being taken by surprise.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

People are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves. That is why they remain bound.

Do more than you are being paid to do, and you’ll eventually be paid more for what you do.

Love gets unappreciated a lot of times, but you still gotta keep giving it

A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could.

As an entrepreneur, I choose my teachers carefully, very carefully. I am extremely cautious of the people with whom I spend my time and to whom I listen.

Selling is essentially a transfer of feelings.

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.

Isn’t it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?

Your income rarely exceeds your personal development.

If you are going to dream, dream big.

If you can dream it, you can do it. Your limits are all within yourself.

When it comes to money, the only skill most people know is to work hard.

That one by one by one we can defuse this nuclear bomb of hate that we’re in as a society by thinking of everyone as our family.