Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees (1714) "An Essay on Charity, and Charity-Schools", p. 294.
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Pride and Vanity have built more Hospitals than all the Virtues together.
— Bernard Mandeville on Vanity
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About Bernard Mandeville
Bernard Mandeville (or Bernard de Mandeville) (baptised November 20 1670, died January 21 1733) was a Dutch physician, poet and social philosopher who settled in England. Most of his works, including his controversial satire The Fable of the Bees, were written in English.
About Bernard Mandeville
Bernard Mandeville (or Bernard de Mandeville) (baptised November 20 1670, died January 21 1733) was a Dutch physician, poet and social philosopher who settled in England. Most of his works, including his controversial satire The Fable of the Bees, were written in English.
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