Quote by David Hume
Avarice, the spur of industry. - David Hume

Avarice, the spur of industry. – David Hume

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Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge. – David Hume

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God forgives the sin of gluttony. – Proverb

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