 Every individual is continually exerting himself to find out the most advantageous employment for whatever capital he can command. It is his own advantage, indeed, and not that of the society, which he has in view. But the study of his own advantage naturally,...  What Everyone Should Know about Economics and Prosperity - Page 25by James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Richard Stroup, Fraser Institute (Vancouver, B.C.) - 1993 - 125 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Élie Halévy - France - 1901 - 476 pages
...exerting himself to find out thé most advantageous employment for whatever capital hé can demand. It is his own advantage, indeed, and not that of the society hé has in view. But the study of his own advantage naturally, or rathér necessarily, Icads him to... | |
 | Élie Halévy - France - 1901 - 480 pages
...principe. 6. W. ofN. Book II, chap. m, vol. I, p. 344. 7. W. of N. Book IV, chap. H; vol. II, p. 26 : Every individual is continually exerting himself to find out the most advantageous employatent forwhateYer capital he can demand. It is his own advantage, indeed, and not that of thesociety... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1907 - 862 pages
...First 1 [See Joshua viii. 33, 34.] '' [See such passages in The Wealth of Rations as book iv. ch. ii. : "It is his own advantage, indeed, and not that of the society, which he has in view;" and book iv. ch. ix. : "the natural effort which every man is continually making to better his own... | |
 | Oliver Joseph Thatcher - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1907 - 484 pages
...likely to be more advantageous to the society than that into which it would have gone of its own accord. Every individual is continually exerting himself to...advantageous employment for whatever capital he can demand. It is his own advantage, indeed, and not that of the society, which he has in view. But the... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1907 - 850 pages
...First 1 [See Joshua viii. 33, 34.] '' [See such passages in The Wealth of Nation* as book iv. ch. ii. : "It is his own advantage, indeed, and not that of the society, which he has in view ; " and book iv. ch. ix. : " the natural effort which every man is continually making to better his... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1907 - 856 pages
...Joshua viii. 33, 34.] s [See such passages in The Wealth of Nation» as book iv. ch. ii. : " It is bii own advantage, indeed, and not that of the society, which he has in view ; " and book iv. ch. ix. : "the natural effort which every man is continually making to better his... | |
 | Lewis Henry Haney - Economics - 1911 - 598 pages
...affected anxiety of the lawgiver is evidently impertinent as it is oppressive." And again he states that " every individual is continually exerting himself to...necessarily, leads him to prefer that employment which is more advantageous to the society." These excerpts seem to make Smith's position clear enough. But twojnodifications... | |
 | Economics - 1915 - 682 pages
...fond of the word " necessary." For instance, in connexion with the principle now under consideration : "The study of his own advantage naturally, or rather...prefer that employment which is most advantageous to the Society." (Book V. Oh. II. par. 4). "Every individual who employs his capital in the support of... | |
 | Walton Hale Hamilton - Economics - 1916 - 914 pages
...form he is fettered by our institutions. 43. A Plea against Governmental Restraints7 BY ADAM SMITH Every individual is continually exerting himself to...prefer that employment which is most advantageous to the society. •fimtV? ou l'£ducation, liv. I (1762). First, every individual endeavors to employ... | |
 | Thorstein Veblen - Civilization - 1919 - 526 pages
...Journal of Economics, Vol. XIII, July. 1899. 2 Bonar, Philosophy and Political Economy, pp. 177, 178. 3 " Every individual is continually exerting himself to...whatever capital he can command. It is his own advantage, and not that of the society, which he has in view. But the study of his own advantage naturally, or... | |
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