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The Works of Adam Smith: The nature and causes of the wealth of nations - Page 124
by Adam Smith - 1811
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Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts ..., Volume 5, Part 1

Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 434 pages
...managers rather of other peoples money than of their own, it cannot well be expected that they mould watch over it with the fame anxious vigilance with...copartnery frequently watch over their own. Like the Hewards of a rich man, they are apt to confider attention to fmall matters as not for their mafter's...
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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume 4

Adam Smith - 1801 - 448 pages
...however, being the managers rather of other people's money than of their own, it cannot well be expecled that they fhould watch over it with the fame anxious...man , they are apt to confider attention to fmall matter* as not for their mafter's homjr, and very eafily give themfelves a difpenfation from having...
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Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A dictionary of arts and sciences ..., Volume 6

Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 824 pages
...managers rather of other people's money than of their own, it cannot well be expefted that they fliould watch over it with the fame anxious vigilance with...confider attention to fmall matters as not for their mailer's honour, and very eafily give themfelves a difpenfation from having it. Negligence and profufion,...
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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume 3

Adam Smith - 1811 - 520 pages
...people's money than of their own, it cannot well be expected that they should watch over it with the same anxious vigilance with which the partners in a private...copartnery frequently watch over their own. Like the stewards of a rich man, they are apt to consider attention to small matters as not for their master's...
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts ..., Volume 6

1816 - 778 pages
...people's money than of their own, it cannot well be expected, that they thouM watch over it with the lame anxious vigilance, with which the partners in a private...a rich man, they are apt to confider attention to finall matters as not for their mailer's honour, and very eafily give themfelves a difpen&tion from...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volume 6

1823 - 878 pages
...people's money than of their own, it cannot well be expected that they should watch over it with the same anxious vigilance with which the partners in a private...copartnery frequently watch over their own. Like the stewards of a ricb man, they are apt to consider attention to small matters as not for their master's...
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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith - 1838 - 476 pages
...that ; and garrisons, the sole purpose and pretext they should watch over ¡t with the same an\ious vigilance with which the partners in a private copartnery frequently watch over their own. Like the stewards of a rich man, they are apt to consider attention to small matters MS not for their master's...
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. With a comm ...

Adam Smith - 1839 - 448 pages
...people's money than of their own, it cannot well be expected, that they should watch over it with the same anxious vigilance with which the partners in a private...copartnery frequently watch over their own. Like the stewards of a rich man, they are apt to consider attention to small matters as not for their master's...
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The British American Magazine, Volume 1

1863 - 680 pages
...people's money than their own, it cannot wH be expected that they shall watch over it with the same anxious vigilance with which the partners in a private...co-partnery frequently watch over their own. Like the steward of a rich man, they are apt to consider attention to minor matters as not for their master's...
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The Law and Practice of Joint Stock Companies Under the Canadian Acts: A ...

Charles Henry Stephens - 1881 - 680 pages
...money, rather than their own, it cannot well be expected that they would watch over it with the same anxious vigilance with which the partners in a private co-partnery frequently watch over theirs. It is on this account that Joint Stock Companies for foreign trade have seldom been able to...
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