Henry Home, Lord Kames Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“No man ever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater to himself.”
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“The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others lives unblest!”
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“A relation is formed betwixt every man and the fruits of his own labour, the very thing we call property, which he himself is sensible of, and of which every other is equally sensible. Yours and mine are terms in all languages, familiar among savages, and understood even by children. This is a fact, which every human creature can testify.”
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“An infallible way to make your child miserable is to satisfy all his demands.”
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“Violent passions are formed in solitude. In the busy world no object has time to make a deep impression.”
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“Luxury may possibly contribute to give bread to the poor; but if there were no luxury, there would be no poor.”
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“The indulgence of revenge tends to make men more savage and cruel.”
-- Henry Home, Lord Kames
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