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This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and possessions for ourselv

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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Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad. But the greatest part of mankind float betwixt vice and virtue. – David Hume

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

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