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We get our dinner from traders by appealing to their self-interest, not to their kindness
Drawn from what Adam Smith said
What Adam Smith actually said
- Adam Smith Scottish moral philosopher and economist (1723 to 1790)
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity, but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities, but of their advantages.
Where this was said
↗An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nationsgutenberg.org
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