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

Avarice, the spur of industry. – David Hume

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Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad. But the greatest part of mankind float betwixt vice and virtue. – David Hume

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A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century. – David Hume

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Accuracy is, in every case, advantageous to beauty, and just reasoning to delicate sentiment. In vain would we exalt the one by depreciating the other. – David Hume

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Big mouthfuls often choke. – Italian Proverb

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Avarice is the vice of declining years. – George Bancroft

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If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too. – Thomas Fuller

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

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