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Quote by David Hume
A propensity to hope and joy is real riches one to fear and sorrow

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches one to fear and sorrow real poverty. – David Hume

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This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and possessions for ourselves and our nearest friends, is insatiable, perpetual, universal, and directly destructive of society. – David Hume

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

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A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker. – David Hume

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I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be put out. – Dean Inge

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Those that walk with fear will always be too busy hiding. – Mike Dolan, @HawaiianLife

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My biggest fear in life is to be forgotten. – Evita Peron

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What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear that means, watch it, learn about it, come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it. – Jiddu Krishnamurti

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There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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The secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be its parent. – Mell Lazarus

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