Adam Smith — "The great secret of education is to direct vanity to proper objects."
The great secret of education is to direct vanity to proper objects.
Get This Quote & Author's Image Illustrated On:
Click any product to generate a realistic preview. Up to 3 at a time.
* Initial load can take up to 90 seconds — revising the preview in another color is nearly instant.
Kitchen
Apparel
Other
More from Adam Smith
"The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations."
"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 difference between the most dissimilar characters, between a philosopher and a common street porter, for example, seems to arise not so much from nature, as from habit, custom, and education."
"The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence."
"The second duty of the sovereign, that of protecting, as far as possible, every member of the society from the injustice or oppression of every other member of it, or the duty of establishing an exact…"