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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Fear death? - to feel the fog in my throat, the mist in my face
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry
It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important
I think, therefore I am.
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle