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To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, must surely be more beneficial to mankind.

~Fanny Burney

Topics: Beneficial Despise Dispense Indeed Mankind May More Must Philosophic Riches Surely Them

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Now here is a departure from the first principle of true ethics. Here we find ideas of moral wrong and moral right associated with something else than beneficial action. The consequent is, we lose sight of the real basis of morals, and substitute a false one.

~Frances Wright

Topics: Action Associated Basis Beneficial Departure Else Ethics False Find First Here Ideas Lose Moral Morals Now Principle Real Right Sight Something Something Else Substitute Than True Wrong

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I'm basically an optimist because I do think there's this historical modernisation process, and by and large it's been very beneficial to people. But there are blips. History doesn't proceed in a linear way.

~Francis Fukuyama

Topics: Basically Because Been Beneficial Historical History Large Linear Optimist People Proceed Process Think Very Way

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Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is not freedom.

~Friedrich August Von Hayek

Topics: Beforehand Beneficial Effects Freedom Granted Known Only Will

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I think the one thing that athletics prepared me for that's been more beneficial than anything has been the humbling times.

~Geoff Stults

Topics: Anything Athletics Been Beneficial Humbling Me More One Thing Prepared Than The One Thing Thing Think Times I Think

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Neanderthals might think differently than we do. They could even be more intelligent than us. When the time comes to deal with an epidemic or getting off the planet, it's conceivable that their way of thinking could be beneficial.

~George M. Church

Topics: Beneficial Could Deal Differently Epidemic Even Getting Intelligent Might More Off Planet Than Think Thinking Time Us Way

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