"People of substance may sin without being exposed for their stolen pleasure; but servants and the poorer sort of women have seldom an opportunity of concealing a big belly, or at least the consequences of it."

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Source : "The Fable of the Bees". Book by Bernard Mandeville. Remark C, p. 66, 1732.

Bernard de Mandeville

#Opportunity Quotes #People Quotes #Substance Quotes

“You can't make God move in your life, but you can make room for God to move in your life.”
“I still don't have a publicist. If I'm in a film, you have an obligation to promote it, I'll do as much as I can.”
“In everything one thing is impossible: rationality.”
“Body-con dresses have never been something I've been into.”
“My mom always wanted me to be an actor. And I started going to theater and going on auditions young. I only realized about five years ago that I actually didn't want to be an actor.”
“I have reached zero tolerance for the cruelty against our animal brothers. If we are to nuture our culture, let's begin with the animals who have been nothing but our beasts of burden for so long.”
“It's very hard to be great at what you do if you aren't deeply passionate,”

Source : "Ivanka Trump Describes What It's Really Like To Be A Woman Who Works". Interview with Jenna Goudreau, www.businessinsider.com. January 26, 2015.
“It is necessary, in this world, to be made of harder stuff than one's environment.”

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