“I don't believe that there is a human creature in his senses, arrived to maturity, that at some time or other has not been carried away by this passion (sc. envy) in good earnest; yet I never met with any one who dared own he was guilty of it but in jest.” BelieveHumansPassionMetsCreaturesDon't BelieveEnvySensesGuiltyMaturityEarnestJestCarried Away Author:Bernard de Mandeville
“No habit or quality is more easily acquired than hypocrisy, nor any thing sooner learned than to deny the sentiments of our hearts and the principle we act from: but the seeds of every passion are innate to us, and nobody comes into the world without them.” WorldHeartPassionQualityPrinciplesHabitDenySeedsHypocrisySentimentsInnateHypocriteHypocrit Author:Bernard de Mandeville
“Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue; it is built upon shame, a passion in our nature, and may be either good or bad according to the actions performed from that motive.” MayDoeActionPassionNatureVirtueBuiltShameVicesMotiveModestyImpudence Book:The Fable of the Bees Source: The Fable of the Bees
