David Hume's Quote - Avarice, the spur of industry. – David Hume

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Avarice, the spur of industry. - David Hume

Avarice, the spur of industry. – David Hume

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Men often act knowingly against their interest. – David Hume

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The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny. – David Hume

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Beauty, whether moral or natural, is felt, more properly than perceived. – David Hume

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So for a good old-gentlemanly vice, I think I must take up with avarice. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance. – Charles Caleb Colton

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You show me a capitalist, and Ill show you a bloodsucker. – Malcolm X

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Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty. – Minna Antrim

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Not necessity, not desire – no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything – health, food, a place to live, entertainment – they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and waits and will be satisfied. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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