The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good
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A selected quote by John Locke.
The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good
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I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
Fear death? - to feel the fog in my throat, the mist in my face
One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry
I think, therefore I am.
It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important