Quote by Adam Smith

The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals.

The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for a

Summary

This quote, from Adam Smith's influential work The Wealth of Nations, highlights a fundamental aspect of human nature: the inclination to engage in trade and commerce. It suggests that humans possess a unique ability to engage in complex economic activities such as bargaining, exchanging goods, and engaging in commerce, a quality that distinguishes us from other animals. Smith emphasizes the universality of this human trait, implying that the desire to negotiate and exchange is inherent in all individuals, regardless of their cultural or racial background. This quote underscores the significance of trade and economic activity in human society.

Topics

Business

By Adam Smith

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The man who gives little with a smile gives more than the ma

The man who gives little with a smile gives more than the man who gives much with a frown.

Yiddish Proverb

Service

The truth is not believable to someone who has not lived it

The truth is not believable to someone who has not lived it in his muscles.

Truth Belief Muscles Rwandan Genocide

I'm living by example by continuing on with my career and ha

I'm living by example by continuing on with my career and having a full, rich life, and I am incidentally gay.

Portia de Rossi

Life Example

I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.

I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.

William Shakespeare

Poetry Nature As You Like It Celia

How disappointment tracks the steps of hope.

How disappointment tracks the steps of hope.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Hope

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of li

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.

Courage

Frailty, thy name is woman

Frailty, thy name is woman

William Shakespeare

The memory has as many moods as the temper, and shifts its s

The memory has as many moods as the temper, and shifts its scenery like a diorama.

Memory Mood Temper

I love fast cars... and to go too fast in them.

I love fast cars... and to go too fast in them.

Lara Flynn Boyle

Car

Let us not burden our remembrances with a heaviness that's g

Let us not burden our remembrances with a heaviness that's gone

William Shakespeare

Memory

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is pre

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations.

William Feather

Quotations

Significant officials at publicly traded companies are casua

Significant officials at publicly traded companies are casually and cavalierly engaged in insider trading. Because insider trading has as one of its elements communication, it doesn't take rocket science to realize it's nice to have the communication on tape.

Communication