“In every part of the universe we observe means adjusted with…”

“In every part of the universe we observe means adjusted with the nicest artifice to the ends which they are intended to produce; and in the mechanism of a plant, or animal body, admire how every thing is contrived for advancing the two great purposes of nature, the support of the individual, and the propagation of the species.”

— Adam Smith

Verification

Attributed

Recorded by a reliable secondary source; exact wording may differ.

Imported from Wikiquote; not yet checked by QuoteQuest against the original source.

Source

Title: Wikiquote: Adam Smith
Type: reference · Secondary source
Held by: Wikiquote

View source at Wikiquote

Context

Section II, Chap. III.

Cite this source

Smith, Adam. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Adam Smith. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Adam_Smith

Check citations against your institution's style guide; some details may be missing.

Provenance: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA)