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

"The greatest and most important branch of the commerce of every nation, is that which is carried on between the inhabitants of the town and those of the country."

"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."

"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. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their…"

"The interest of the dealers, however, in any particular branch of trade or manufactures, is always in some respects different from, and even opposite to, that of the public. To widen the market and to…"