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... fortune . The spirit of gain is always on the stretch , and the human mind , constantly diverted from the pleasures of imagina- tion and the labors of the intellect , is there swayed by no impulse but the pursuit of wealth . Not only ...
... fortune . The spirit of gain is always on the stretch , and the human mind , constantly diverted from the pleasures of imagina- tion and the labors of the intellect , is there swayed by no impulse but the pursuit of wealth . Not only ...
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... fortunes at each succeeding generation ; and no new fortunes would be acquired . The poor man , without either knowledge or freedom , would not so much as conceive ... fortune . They all , therefore ITS INFLUENCE ON PROGRESS OF OPINION . 43.
... fortunes at each succeeding generation ; and no new fortunes would be acquired . The poor man , without either knowledge or freedom , would not so much as conceive ... fortune . They all , therefore ITS INFLUENCE ON PROGRESS OF OPINION . 43.
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Alexis de Tocqueville. up with their present fortune . They all , therefore , con- ceive the idea of increasing it ... fortunes become unequal as soon as every man exerts all his faculties to get rich . The law of descent prevents the ...
Alexis de Tocqueville. up with their present fortune . They all , therefore , con- ceive the idea of increasing it ... fortunes become unequal as soon as every man exerts all his faculties to get rich . The law of descent prevents the ...
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... fortunes of men is the mind . Whatever tends to invigorate , to extend , or to adorn the mind , instantly rises to a high value . The utility of knowledge becomes singularly conspicuous even to the eyes of the multitude : those who have ...
... fortunes of men is the mind . Whatever tends to invigorate , to extend , or to adorn the mind , instantly rises to a high value . The utility of knowledge becomes singularly conspicuous even to the eyes of the multitude : those who have ...
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... fortune , where is that calm to be found which is necessary for the deeper combi- nations of the intellect ? How can the mind dwell upon any single point , when everything whirls around it , and man himself is swept and beaten onwards ...
... fortune , where is that calm to be found which is necessary for the deeper combi- nations of the intellect ? How can the mind dwell upon any single point , when everything whirls around it , and man himself is swept and beaten onwards ...
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