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The illusion that wealth brings happiness is good, because it keeps human industry in motion

Drawn from what Adam Smith said

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What this subject means

happiness What makes a life go well: whether it is meaning, love, virtue, enough money, or simply expecting less.

What Adam Smith actually said

  1. Adam Smith Scottish moral philosopher and economist (1723 to 1790)
    And it is well that nature imposes upon us in this manner. It is this deception which rouses and keeps in continual motion the industry of mankind.

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