 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,...  The Place of Science in Modern Civilization - Page 115by Thorstein Veblen - 2007 - 520 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1801 - 362 pages
...have gone of its own accord. Every individual is continually exerting himfelf to find out the moft advantageous employment for whatever capital he can command. It is his own advantage , indeed , and not that of the fociety, which he has in view. But the ftudy of his own advantage naturally... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1811 - 538 pages
...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...for whatever capital he can command. It is his own ad vantage, indeed, and not that of the society, which he has in view. But the study of his own advantage... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1822 - 562 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 find out the most advantageous employVOL. II. N merit for whatever capital he can command. It is his own advantage, indeed, and not... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - Commercial law - 1824 - 1090 pages
...celebrated writers, Smith, Hume, Paley, and Malthus, are uniform. Dr. Adam Smith (2) observes, that " every individual is continually exerting himself to find out the most advantageous employment: it is his Own advantage indeed, and not that of society, which he has in view; but the study of his... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - Economics - 1826 - 302 pages
...would have gone of its own accord. Every individual is continually exerting himself to find out 4he most advantageous employment for whatever capital he can command. It is his own advantage indeed, and not that of -society that he has in view; but this necessarily leads him to prefer that... | |
 | John Gray - Economics - 1831 - 400 pages
...to find out the most advan" tageous methods of employing his capital " and labour. It is true that it is his own " advantage, and not that of the society, " which he has in view ; but a society being " nothing more than a collection of indivi" duals, it is plain that each, in steadily... | |
 | Daniel Bishop - Christian sociology - 1835 - 748 pages
...himself to find out the most advantageous methods of employing his capital and labour. It is true, that it is his own advantage, and not that of the society, which he has in view ; but a society being nothing more than a collection of individuals, it is plain that each, in steadily pursuing... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1836 - 538 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...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,... | |
 | William Atkinson - Economic history - 1838 - 96 pages
...following argument, which occurs at the bottom of the same page from which the last quotation is made : " Every individual is continually exerting himself to...whatever capital he can command. It is his own advantage, indeed, and not that of the society, that he has in view. But the study of his own advantage, naturally,... | |
 | 1842 - 678 pages
...examined and pondered upon. It is as follows: — 'Every individual is continually exerting himself lo find out the most advantageous employment for whatever capital he can command. It is hi* own advantage, indeed, and not that of the society, that he has in view; hut the study of hi«... | |
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