Bernard de Mandeville Quotes

The only thing of weight that can be said against modern honor is that it is directly opposite to religion. The one bids you bear injuries with patience, the other tells you if you don't resent them, you are not fit to live.

Bernard de Mandeville

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 15, 1670 - January 21, 1733

Topics

PatienceLiveReligionHonorYou

Before I settled on music, I wanted to be an archaeologist, an astronaut, all sorts of really diverse things.

Joan Jett

MusicThingsWantedBeforeReally

The final product in a play is not just the written word. It's the production, the performance. The script is, of course, a very important piece; but it's only one element. Ultimately, yours is one of several voices. People can change your work in a play for better or worse.

Jesse Kellerman

WorkChangePeoplePerformancePlay

The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests; and when not efficiently checked, it is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised.

John C. Calhoun

GovernmentPeopleMajorityMost

You have to be fulfilled in order for everyone else to be fulfilled. I'm a way happier, more pleasant person to be around when I take time for myself.

Jenna Dewan

TimeMyselfYouPersonWayMore

During the financial crisis, I worked with hundreds of executives who struggled as a result of their thoughts about job security. When their beliefs changed, so did their emotional experience - and they were then able to focus on the task at hand more effectively.

Andrew J. Bernstein

ExperienceFocusJobThoughtsResult

If we want to deliver opportunity for all, we need an economy that delivers jobs for the future.

John Major

FutureOpportunityWantNeedEconomy

We need to remind our core supporters that we have not forgotten their concern with the way our democracy is being replaced by European bureaucracy in so many areas.

John Redwood

DemocracyBureaucracyWayNeedCore

I love creating and being able to see an idea come to fruition. I love making beautiful things.

Stacey Bendet

LoveBeautifulCreatingSeeThings

Have a vision. It is the ability to see the invisible. If you can see the invisible, you can achieve the impossible.

Shiv Khera

VisionImpossibleYouAchieveSee

Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.

Rita Dove

PoetryLanguagePowerfulMost

Everyone knows me by now. I love football. I am quite principled in that perspective. It is always difficult to find the perfect match, but I do feel this is the perfect match for me.

Robin Van Persie

LovePerspectiveFootballI AmMe

When the Haiti earthquake happened, I registered with UNICEF to set up an account, and posted to Twitter for people to donate to it. In a matter of a couple of hours, $30,000 had been donated. That, to me, was eye-opening.

Misha Collins

PeopleMeMatterUpHaitiBeen

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