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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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Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady conception of an object, than what the imagination alone is ever able to attain. – David Hume

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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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Therefore, when I considered this carefully, the contempt which I had to fear because of the novelty and apparent absurdity of my view, nearly induced me to abandon utterly the work I had begun. – Nicolaus Copernicus

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I took a Fear of Flying class, and I always missed the class, because I was always flying. – Sara Blakely

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Whenever there is fear, you will get wrong figures. – W. Edwards Deming

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Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear. – William Congreve

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Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans who blow horns to break up traffic jams. – Mary Ellen Kelly

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What theyre not ready for is guys like you and I and Nails and all the other gnarly gnarlingtons in my life, that we are high priests, Vatican assassin warlocks. Boom. Print that, people. See where that goes. – Charlie Sheen

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I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition. – Martha Washington

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Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because they would take too long. – W. Somerset Maugham

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