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

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The law always limits every power it gives. – David Hume

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Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them. – David Hume

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Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Avarice is the vice of declining years. – George Bancroft

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

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

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