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Unintended consequences6 quotes
Every individual necessarily labours to render the annual revenue of the society as great as he can. He generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it... he intends only his own security... and he is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention. — Adam Smith · 1776O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive! — Sir Walter Scott · 1808There is scarcely a single man sufficiently aware to know all the evil he does. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678There is an invisible hand in politics that operates in the opposite direction to the invisible hand in the market. In politics, individuals who seek to promote only the public good are led by an invisible hand to promote special interests that it was no part of their intention to promote. — Milton Friedman · 1983I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. — Douglas Adams · 1988The sad truth of the matter is that most evil is done by people who never made up their minds to be or do either evil or good. — Hannah Arendt · 1975Consequences of lying1 quote
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive! — Sir Walter Scott · 1808Effect on others1 quote
There is scarcely a single man sufficiently aware to know all the evil he does. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Evil1 quote
The sad truth of the matter is that most evil is done by people who never made up their minds to be or do either evil or good. — Hannah Arendt · 1975Good luck1 quote
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. — Douglas Adams · 1988Invisible hand1 quote
Every individual necessarily labours to render the annual revenue of the society as great as he can. He generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it... he intends only his own security... and he is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention. — Adam Smith · 1776Lying1 quote
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive! — Sir Walter Scott · 1808Political theory1 quote
There is an invisible hand in politics that operates in the opposite direction to the invisible hand in the market. In politics, individuals who seek to promote only the public good are led by an invisible hand to promote special interests that it was no part of their intention to promote. — Milton Friedman · 1983Politics1 quote
There is an invisible hand in politics that operates in the opposite direction to the invisible hand in the market. In politics, individuals who seek to promote only the public good are led by an invisible hand to promote special interests that it was no part of their intention to promote. — Milton Friedman · 1983Self-awareness1 quote
There is scarcely a single man sufficiently aware to know all the evil he does. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Self-interest1 quote
Every individual necessarily labours to render the annual revenue of the society as great as he can. He generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it... he intends only his own security... and he is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention. — Adam Smith · 1776Serendipity1 quote
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. — Douglas Adams · 1988Special interests1 quote
There is an invisible hand in politics that operates in the opposite direction to the invisible hand in the market. In politics, individuals who seek to promote only the public good are led by an invisible hand to promote special interests that it was no part of their intention to promote. — Milton Friedman · 1983Things work out1 quote
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. — Douglas Adams · 1988