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Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue; it is built upon shame, a passion in our nature, and may be either good or bad according to the actions performed from that motive.

~Bernard De Mandeville

Topics: According Actions Bad Because Built Does Either Follow Good May Modesty Motive Nature Our Passion Performed Shame Vice Virtue

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No habit or quality is more easily acquired than hypocrisy, nor any thing sooner learned than to deny the sentiments of our hearts and the principle we act from: but the seeds of every passion are innate to us, and nobody comes into the world without them.

~Bernard De Mandeville

Topics: Acquired Act Any Deny Easily Every Habit Hearts Hypocrisy Innate Learned More Nobody Nor Our Passion Principle Quality Seeds Sentiments Sooner Than Them Thing Us Without World

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The only thing of weight that can be said against modern honor is that it is directly opposite to religion. The one bids you bear injuries with patience, the other tells you if you don't resent them, you are not fit to live.

~Bernard De Mandeville

Topics: Against Bear Bids Directly Fit Honor Injuries Live Modern Only Opposite Other Patience Religion Resent Said Tells The Only Thing Them Thing Weight You

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There is no intrinsic worth in money but what is alterable with the times, and whether a guinea goes for twenty pounds or for a shilling, it is the labor of the poor and not the high and low value that is set on gold or silver, which all the comforts of life must arise from.

~Bernard De Mandeville

Topics: Arise Comforts Goes Gold Guinea High Intrinsic Labor Life Low Money Must Poor Pounds Set Silver Times Twenty Value Whether Which Worth

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People of substance may sin without being exposed for their stolen pleasure; but servants and the poorer sort of women have seldom an opportunity of concealing a big belly, or at least the consequences of it.

~Bernard De Mandeville

Topics: Being Belly Big Concealing Consequences Exposed Least May Opportunity People Pleasure Poorer Seldom Servants Sin Sort Stolen Substance Without Women

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We seldom call anybody lazy, but such as we reckon inferior to us, and of whom we expect some service.

~Bernard De Mandeville

Topics: Anybody Call Expect Inferior Lazy Reckon Seldom Service Some Us Whom

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Philosopher

Born: Unknown

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