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The Wealth of Nations Quotes

With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches, which in their eye is never so complete as when they appear to possess those decisive marks of opulence which nobody can possess but themselves.

Source:(The Modern Library, ed. 1937), Book I, Chapter XI, Part III, Page 172
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Adam Smith (The Wealth of Nations Book Quotes)
  • Book: The Wealth of Nations
  • Writer: Adam Smith
  • Genre: Philosophy, Economics
  • Published: 1776
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