Worker who through the whole of his life... pursues the idea of a certain artificial and elegant repose which he may never arrive at, for which he sacrifices a real tranquility... It is this deception which rouses and keeps in continual motion the industry of mankind. #AdamSmith

- February 17, 2023

Worker who through the whole of his life... pursues the idea of a certain artificial and elegant repose which he may never arrive at, for which he sacrifices a real tranquility... It is this deception which rouses and keeps in continual motion the industry of mankind. #AdamSmith
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Worker who through the whole of his life... pursues the idea of a certain artificial and elegant repose which he may never arrive at, for which he sacrifices a real tranquility... It is this deception which rouses and keeps in continual motion the industry of mankind. #AdamSmith

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