Es ist nicht die Wohltätigkeit des Metzgers, des Brauers oder des Bäckers, die uns unser Abendessen erwarten lässt, sondern dass sie nach ihrem eigenen Vorteil trachten.

Adam Smith

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.

Adam Smith
Es ist nicht die Wohltätigkeit des Metzgers, des Brauers oder des Bäckers, die uns unser… - Adam Smith Zitate
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The Wealth of Nations, Book I The Wealth of Nations (1776), Book I Chapter 2: Of the Principle which gives Occasion to the Division of Labour. en.wikisource )

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schottischer Philosoph und Ökonom
* 16.6. 1723 - Kirkcaldy, Grafschaft Fife , Schottland
17.7. 1790 - Edinburgh
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