...... and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain, 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.16 The implication of Smith's statement is that the self...

...generally indeed neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it. He intends only his own gain, 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. By pursuing his own interest he frequently promotes that...

...industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own aim, 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 .... By pursuing his own interest he frequently promotes...