"The prudent man is always concerned with his own interest, but he is not always selfish. He is often benevolent, and he is always just."

"It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something more than in that proportion."

"The disposition to admire, and almost to worship, the rich and the powerful, and to despise, or at least to neglect, persons of poor and mean condition, though necessary both to establish and to maint…"

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