Glossary of Inspirational Quotes that Rekindle the Soul
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| Quote:It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own neccessities but of their advantages.[Adam Smith] Quote:Man has almost constant occasion for the help of his brethren, and it is in vain for him to expect it from their benevolence only.[Adam Smith] Quote:Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. [Baruch Spinoza] Definitions of: benevolenceDefinition: The disposition to do good; good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness.Definition: An act of kindness; good done; charity given. Definition: A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and falsely represented as a gratuity. |
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