"The desire of food is limited in every man by the narrow capacity of the human stomach; but the desire of the conveniences and ornaments of building, dress, equipage, and household furniture, seems to…"

"People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices."

"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 property of a master in the service of his servants is not a thing that is found in any of the fundamental laws of nature."

"The wages of labour are the encouragement of industry, which, like every other human quality, improves in proportion to the encouragement it receives."