"With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches."

"To found a great empire for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers, may at first sight appear a project fit only for a nation of shopkeepers. It is, however, a project altogether unfit f…"

"The landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for nature’s production."

"The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their custom which hinders him from either frequently or greatly relaxing his app…"

"The poor, in order to obtain the means of subsistence, are obliged to undergo the drudgery and hardships of the meanest employments, and to expose themselves to the greatest dangers, in order to gain …"