We seldom call anybody lazy, but such as we reckon inferior to us, and of whom we expect some service. - "Bernard Mandeville"

We seldom call anybody lazy, but such as we reckon inferior to us, and of whom we expect some service.
Bernard Mandeville

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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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Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue; it is built upon shame, a passion in our nature, and may be either good or bad according to the actions performed from that motive.
- Bernard Mandeville