Humanity is the virtue of a woman, generosity that of a man.
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Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience.Adam Smith
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With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches.
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It is not by augmenting the capital of the country, but by rendering a greater part of that capital active and productive than would otherwise be so, that the most judicious operations of banking can increase the industry of the country.
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The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence.
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This is one of those cases in which the imagination is baffled by the facts.
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