Quote#Wisdom
When profit diminishes, merchants are very apt to complain that trade…
Quote byAdam Smith · 1723–1790
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Book I, Chapter IX.
English (original)
When profit diminishes, merchants are very apt to complain that trade decays; though the diminution of profit is the natural effect of its prosperity, or of a greater stock being employed in it than before.
— Adam Smith
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