Bernard de Mandeville Quotes
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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.
Bernard de Mandeville
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Author Details:
Type:
Philosopher Quotes
Category:
English Philosopher Quotes
Year of Birth:
1670
Year of Death:
1733
Nationality:
English
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