Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience.
¶ (Attributed)
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Adam Smith (1723-1790) Scottish economist
The real price of everything, what everything really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it.
¶ The Wealth of Nations
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