 | Adam Smith - 1786 - 538 pages
...own fecurity; and by directing that induftry in fuch a manner as its produce may be of the greateft value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other cafes, Jed by an invifible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention. Nor is it always... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1789 - 550 pages
...own feeurity ; and by directing that induftry in fiich a manner as its produce may be of the greateft value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other cafes, led by an invifible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention. Nor is it always... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1811 - 550 pages
...,1'ecurity ; and by directing that induftry in fuch a manner as its produce may be of the greateft value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other cafes, led by an invifible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention. Nor is it always... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1838 - 476 pages
...nci ther intends to promote the public intercM, nor knows how much he is promoting it By preferring the support of domestic to that of foreign industry, he intends only his own vcurity ; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value,... | |
 | Calvin Colton - 1848 - 556 pages
...neither intends to promote the public interest, nor know? how much he is promoting it. By preferring the support of domestic to that of foreign industry,...; and by directing that industry in such a manner that its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain ; and he is in that, as... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1856 - 512 pages
...indeed neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he IB promoting it. . . . He intends only his own gain ; and he is in this,...end which was no part of his intention. Nor is it the worse for the society that it was no part of it. By pursuing his own interest, he frequently promotes... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1856 - 502 pages
...generally indeed neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he ispromotingit. . . . He intends only his own gain ; and he is in this,...end which was no part of his intention. Nor is it the worse for the society that it was no part of it. By pursuing his own interest, he frequently promotes... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1869 - 870 pages
...neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it. By preferring the support of domestic to that of foreign industry,...and he is in this, as in many other cases, led by au invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention. Nor is it always the worse... | |
 | Thomas Edward Cliffe Leslie - 1879 - 510 pages
...generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it. He intends only his own gain, and he is in this as...many other cases led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention.'* The process of specialization which has differentiated... | |
 | George Basil Dixwell - 1883 - 240 pages
...nevertheless, unintentionally promote that of the society, added the words, — " and he (the individual) is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention ; " but it will be observed that Adam Smith had not the folly... | |
| |
By preferring the support of domestic to that of foreign industry, he intends only his own security; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many... 
