Investing · Western classics

Adam Smith:The Wealth of Nations, Book I, Chapter VII, Paragraph 147

Adam Smith《The Wealth of Nations》· Book I, Chapter VII · Investing

When the price of any commodity is neither more nor less than what is sufficient to pay the rent of the land, the wages of the labour, and the profits of the stock employed in raising, preparing, and bringing it to market, according to their natural rates, the commodity is then sold for what may be called its natural price.

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3300
Locator:Book I, Chapter VII, paragraph 147 · Verified:2026-10-19 · Verification:Exact match

This is a direct reading: the original and source are kept; commentary will be added later.

Today's question

Does this passage change one judgment about money or risk today?

公版英文原典;批量导入,未附中文解读。

This text is in the public domain. The edition and source link are above. Copyright

← Back to the library