"Our own interests are still an exquisite..." - Quote by Blaise Pascal
Our own interests are still an exquisite means for dazzling our eyes agreeably.
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“Man is clearly made to think. It is his whole dignity and his whole merit; and his whole duty is to think as he ought. And the order of thought is to begin with ourselves, and with our Author and our end.”
“Being unable to cure death, wretchedness, and ignorance, men have decided, in order to be happy, not to think about such things.”
“True eloquence makes light of eloquence. True morality makes light of morality.”
More on Self Interest
“While you have people who are actually fronting for your needs and wants, sometimes your needs and wants may not be right for you. The people around you are just trying to keep their jobs.”
“One thing which makes us find so few people who appear reasonable and agreeable in conversation is, that there is scarcely any one who does not think more of what he is about to say than of answering precisely what is said to him.”
“There is something to be said for jealousy, because it only designs the preservation of some good which we either have or think wehave a right to. But envy is a raging madness that cannot bear the wealth or fortune of others.”
More on Deception
“The word bipartisan usually means some larger-than-usual deception is being carried out.”
“You have but little more to do than throw up your cap for entertainment these American days.... Farmers' sons will stare by the hour to see a juggler draw ribbons from his throat, though he tells them it is all deception. Surely, men love darkness rather than light.”
“Lies circle the earth while Truth is still trying to put on its shoes.”