"The greatest and most important of all human pursuits is the pursuit of happiness."

"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 most opulent nations, indeed, generally excel all their neighbours in agriculture as well as in manufactures; but they are to be envied, not on account of their opulence, but on account of their f…"

"No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable."

"The interest of the landlord is always, more or less, connected with the general interest of the society."