Bernard de Mandeville Quotes

There is no intrinsic worth in money but what is alterable with the times, and whether a guinea goes for twenty pounds or for a shilling, it is the labor of the poor and not the high and low value that is set on gold or silver, which all the comforts of life must arise from.

Bernard de Mandeville

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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In the free-to-play industry, the most money-making games are often coming from making people fighting against each other and really hating each other and wanting to revenge, so they spend more money to dominate.

Jenova Chen

MoneyPeopleRevengeFightingGames

I was taught to be anti-Jewish.

Mercedes McCambridge

Taught

The negativity will always be there. I think that's for any actress or actor. But I think you've got to take it with a pinch of salt.

Amy Jackson

ThinkNegativityYouSaltActorGot

I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record.

Smokey Robinson

SongWantTryNeverWriteAlways

The Eisenhower Building - the furniture is mismatched; everything is just bad decor and bad quality. Everybody's looking down at their Blackberry. It's a really frantic, mismatched environment. But on the exterior, it's this whitewashed, gorgeous building. It's a fascinating contrast.

Tony Hale

QualityBuildingLookingBadDown

I want to reassure our NATO allies that if any of them get attacked, we'll be there to defend them.

Mitch McConnell

WantDefendGetAlliesNATOOur

No one really knows me. People think they know me.

Johnny Thunders

PeopleMeThinkKnowKnowsReally

I've always believed in a rainbow diet. As many colors and foods as you can eat, the better, because if you focus on one food, there's bound to be a report that comes out that says, 'Broccoli actually... ' So I mix it up a lot. And I take vitamins, like Biosil, which I take for my hair, skin, and nails.

Christie Brinkley

FoodFocusRainbowColorsHairDiet

Human beings are flawed and complicated and messy.

Brit Marling

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I've seen some terrible plays, but I generally enjoy myself. One play I walked out of, I have a tremendous respect for the author. That was Robert Wilson, something called 'Network,' which consisted of Wilson sitting on a bunk, the dialogue of the movie 'Network' looped in while a chair on a rope went up and down.

August Wilson

RespectMyselfEnjoyChairPlayOut

I have actually been sporty right from my childhood. I was quite chubby in the first eight years of my life. But then I began playing volleyball in school. That did it. I lost all my baby fat and became slim.

Shilpa Shetty

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By all standards, except for 'Star Trek' standards, 98 episodes of any television show is a wildly successful run.

Scott Bakula

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