It is a miserable state of mind to have few things to desire, and many things to fear.
Empiricism, scientific method
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"The honest and straightforward course is, in the long run, the most profitable."
Controversial"For a man's private fortune it is good to have an eye to his own affairs; for a commonwealth, to have an eye to its neighbours."
Humorous"Money is like muck, not good except it be spread."
Strange & Unusual"For as the eye of the mind, through the too great subtilty of the object, may be dulled and not able to perceive it, so through the too great subtilty of the medium it may be deceived and not able to …"
Controversial"The inquiry, knowledge, and belief of truth, is the sovereign good of human nature."
Shocking