亞當·史密斯蘇格蘭啟蒙時期著名哲學家和經濟學家，著名著作有《道德情操論》和《國富論》。

我們不能藉著肉販，啤酒商或麵包師的善行而獲得晚餐，而是源於他們對自身利益的看重。

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 self-interest.

出自:《國富論》

婚姻雖然在中國被鼓勵，但並不是因為生兒育女能帶給他們福分，而是因為他們有生殺他們兒女的自由。

Marriage is encouraged in China, not by the profitableness of children, but by the liberty of destroying them.   出自:《國富論》

玉米是必需品，銀子只是多餘的。

Corn is a necessary, silver is only a superfluity.