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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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good
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David Hume
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Any person seasoned with a just sense of the imperfections of natural reason, will fly to revealed truth with the greatest avidity. – David Hume

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Truth
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Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches. – David Hume

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Government
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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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God forgives the sin of gluttony. – Proverb

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Greed

It is not the want, but rather abundance that creates avarice. – Michel de Montaigne

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Greed

Greed is all right, by the way I think greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself. – Ivan F. Boesky

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Greed

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