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The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workma

The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence. – Adam Smith

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Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the safeguard of justice and the security of innocence. – Adam Smith

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No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable. – Adam Smith

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Fear of things invisible in the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth religion. – Thomas Hobbes

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My only fear is the unknown. – David Blaine

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Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself. – J. K. Rowling

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Yet, it ought to be obvious that good music generally occupies a higher plane that mere politics. Great writers can express moods through melody and capture experiences we share most powerfully – love, lust, longing joy, rage, fear triumph, yearning and confusion. – Tony Snow

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