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Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, an

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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What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? – 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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Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow. – Baruch Spinoza

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Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players: they are not great fighters. – Garry Kasparov

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We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones. – Jules Verne

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