Even our sympathy with the grief or joy of another, before we are informed of the cause of either, is always extremely imperfect. General lamentations, which express nothing but the anguish of the sufferer, create rather a curiosity to inquire into his situation, along with some disposition to sympathize with him, than any actual sympathy.
ADAM SMITH
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The “Theory of Moral Sentiments” and “Wealth of Nations” together encompass one single behavioral axiom that, broadly interpreted, is sufficient to characterize a major portion of the human social and cultural enterprise: it explains why human nature appears to be simultaneously self-regarding and other-regarding.
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