Every Man Lives By Exchanging.

But Avarice And Ambition In The Rich, In The Poor The Hatred Of Labour And The Love Of Present Ease And Enjoyment, Are The Passions Which Prompt To Invade Property, Passions Much More Steady In Their Operation, And Much More Universal In Their Influence. Wherever There Is Great Property There Is Great Inequality. For One Very Rich Man There Must Be At Least Five Hundred Poor, And The Affluence Of The Few Supposes The Indigence Of The Many.

As We Have No Immediate Experience Of What Other Men Feel, We Can Form No Idea Of The Manner In Which They Are Affected, But By Conceiving What We Ourselves Should Feel In The Like Situation.

It Is Not For Its Own Sake That Men Desire Money, But For The Sake Of What They Can Purchase With It.

A Gardener Who Cultivates His Own Garden With His Own Hands, Unites In His Own Person The Three Different Characters, Of Landlord, Farmer, And Labourer. His Produce, Therefore, Should Pay Him The Rent Of The First, The Profit Of The Second, And The Wages Of The Third.

With The Greater Part Of Rich People, The Chief Enjoyment Of Riches Consists In The Parade Of Riches.