Man naturally desires, not only to be loved, but to be lovely; or to be that thing which is the natural and proper object of love.

Adam Smith

The Theory of Moral Sentiments

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Human needs Character

Author

Adam Smith

Source

The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Genre

Economic literature Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1759 1750s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Occupation

Philosopher Economist Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Smith, Adam. The Theory of Moral Sentiments. London: Andrew Millar/Edinburgh: Alexander Kincaid and J. Bell, 1759, pt. 3, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Smith, Adam. The Theory of Moral Sentiments, edited by Ryan Patrick Hanley. Penguin Books, 2009, pt. 3, ch. 2.

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Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.

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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Discours sur l'economie politique [Discourse on Political Economy]. Encyclopédie, 1755.

Current Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "Discourse on the Political Economy." The Basic Political Writings, translated by Donald A. Cress. Hackett, 2012.

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There are a set of religious, or rather moral writers, who teach that virtue is the certain road to happiness, and vice to misery, in this world. A very wholesome and comfortable doctrine, and to which we have but one objection, namely, that it is not true.

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Henry Fielding
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Medium
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Coming of age story Picaresque
Language
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Time
1749 1740s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
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Fielding, Henry. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. London: Andrew Millar, 1749, bk. 15, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Fielding, Henry. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, edited by Alice Wakely. Penguin Classics, 2005.

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Hope springs eternal in the human breast;
Man never is, but always to be blessed.

Alexander Pope

An Essay on Man

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Alexander Pope
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An Essay on Man
Medium
Poem
Language
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Time
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Era
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Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Man." London: J. Wilford, 1733, ep. 1, l. 95.

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Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Man." The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, ep. 1, l. 95.