Adam Smith Quotes:
Ocupation: Philosopher
Life: June 5, 1723 - July 17, 1790
Birthday: June 5
Death: July 17
Wonder... and not any expectation of advantage from its discoveries, is the first principle which prompts mankind to the study of Philosophy, of that science which pretends to lay open the concealed connections that unite the various appearances of nature.
source: 'Essays on Philosophical Subjects' (1795) 'The History of Astronomy' sect. 3, para. 3
topic: Philosophy, Knowledge, Discovery, Prompts
