The great source of both the misery and disorders of human life, seems to arise from over-rating the difference between one permanent situation and another. Avarice over-rates the difference between poverty and riches... between obscurity and extensive reputation. #AdamSmith

- April 07, 2023

The great source of both the misery and disorders of human life, seems to arise from over-rating the difference between one permanent situation and another. Avarice over-rates the difference between poverty and riches... between obscurity and extensive reputation. #AdamSmith
— English Quotes (@english_quotes) Apr 7, 2023

Search This Blog

English Quotes

The great source of both the misery and disorders of human life, seems to arise from over-rating the difference between one permanent situation and another. Avarice over-rates the difference between poverty and riches... between obscurity and extensive reputation. #AdamSmith

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Gray notes that the tendency of kids to introduce danger and risk into outdoor free play, such as when they climb walls and trees, or skateboard down staircases and railings: They seem to be dosing themselves with moderate degrees of fear... #JonathanHaidt

Achievements are not attributed, as in past societies, to luck or providence--a reflection of modern societies' faith in individual willpower. #AlaindeBotton

The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a room, each believing himself in mortal peril from the other, whom he assumes to have perfect vision. #HenryKissinger