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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 self-interest. We address ourselves not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities, but of their advantages”
― An Inquiry into the Nature & Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Vol 1
― An Inquiry into the Nature & Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Vol 1
“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.”
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“What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.”
― Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science
― Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science
“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but thought about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the situation, which is always neutral. It is as it is.”
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“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
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