亚当·史密斯

　　亚当·斯密·弗萨是英国经济学家、哲学家、苏格兰作家，也是道德哲学家、政治经济学先驱、苏格兰启蒙运动时期的重要人物，又称“经济学之父”或“法学家”。

亚当·史密斯(Adam Smith)名言

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.

我们期望晚餐不是来自屠夫，啤酒酿造者或面包师的仁慈，而是出于他们对自己利益的重视。

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The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations.

穷人的真正悲剧是他们的理想贫穷。

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

没有一个社会肯定能够繁荣昌盛，其中绝大多数成员是贫穷和悲惨的。

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Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased.

劳动是第一价格，是原始购买价格，即为万物付出的钱。世界上所有的财富最初不是通过黄金或白银，而是通过劳动来购买的。

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All money is a matter of belief.

所有的金钱都是信仰问题。

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Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer.

消费是所有生产的唯一目的和目的；生产者的利益应该得到关注，只有在促进消费者利益时才有必要。

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Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another.

人是可以讨价还价的动物：没有其他动物可以这样做-没有狗可以与他人交换骨头。

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As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for its natural produce.

一旦任何国家的土地全部变为私有财产，房东便像其他所有男人一样，在他们从未播种过的地方收割，甚至要求为它的天然产物收取租金。