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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld

Self-interest will set all sorts of virtues and vices in motion.

[L’intérêt met en œuvre toutes sortes de vertus et de vices.]

François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶253 (1665-1678) [tr. FitzGibbon (1957)]

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La Rochefoucauld, Francois - Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶253 (1665-1678) [tr. FitzGibbon (1957)] | WIST Quotations

Self-interest will set all sorts of virtues and vices in motion. [L’intérêt met en œuvre toutes sortes de vertus et de vices.] Present in the 1st (1665) edition. In the manuscript form it reads "L’intérêt donne toutes sortes de vertus et de vices." See also ¶¶ 171, 305. (Source (French)).…

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Kzad_Bhat Mar 6

#Grift
#Corruption
#Selfinterest
#Waste

all these things #TheSeditiousFeloninCharge said were reasons to vote for it.

There is only one superlative that the current #USRegime has earned over two terms.
#TheMostCorruptEver. No One has made it easier for criminals to harm society. It starts at the top and goes down through the whole enablement establishment (Honestly #Felonists is a good name.)

Look at how many undeservedly pardoned sedionists are back in jail and how many hurt others

RemoteLead.in Remote Work Jan 16

Be a #generalist! Having #multipleinterests is a #superpower in today’s world, contrary to societal norms that favour #specialisation.

The key to turning these interests into a lucrative career lies in #selfeducation, #selfinterest, and #selfsufficiency.

By pursuing multiple interests, individuals can develop a unique perspective and create value that cannot be easily replicated.

👉 https://letters.thedankoe.com/p/if-you-have-multiple-interests-do?RemoteLead.in #RemoteFirst #RemoteLead #RemoteWork #HybridWork #Homeoffice

If you have multiple interests, do not waste the next 2-3 years

They want to put you in a box, don't let them. This is your last advantage.

future/proof

Tony Parkin Jan 15

Lee Anderson, Nadine Dorries, Jonathan Gullis, Malcolm Offord, Nadhim Zahawi, Andrea Jenkyns & now Robert Jenrick!
I've finally understood why it's called the Reform Party - it's just the Conservative Party that's being Re-formed.
#Rebranding #RatsAndSinkingShips #SelfInterest

WIST Quotations Jan 14

A quotation from John Adams

Every Man must seriously set himself to root out his Passions, Prejudices and Attachments, and to get the better of his private Interest. The only reputable Principle and Doctrine must be that all Things must give Way to the public.

John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Letter (1776-04-16) to Mercy Otis Warren

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/81374/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #commongood #commoninterest #community #democracy #mutuality #privateinterest #publicgood #publicservice #republic #selfcontrol #selfdenial #selfinterest #selfmastery #selfpolicing #selfrespect #selfsacrifice #society

Adams, John - Letter (1776-04-16) to Mercy Otis Warren | WIST Quotations

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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld

Virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea.

[Les vertus se perdent dans l’intérêt, comme les fleuves se perdent dans la mer.]

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La Rochefoucauld, Francois - Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶171 (1665-1678) [tr. Whichello (2016)] | WIST Quotations

Virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea. [Les vertus se perdent dans l’intérêt, comme les fleuves se perdent dans la mer.] Present in the 1st (1665) edition, which began the maxim with "Toutes les vertus se perdent [All virtues are lost] ...." (Source (French)). Other…

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BellingenNSW Nov 21

Extreme individualism and the entrepreneurial self of neoliberalism are 'clogging up courts' of Western democracy
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-21/growing-number-sovereign-citizens-clogging-australias-courts/106035790
#individualism #HyperIndividualism #neoliberalism #Liberalism #libertarians #SelfInterest #extremism #citizens #judicature #state #law #constitution #legitimacy #interdependency #TheCommons #society #governance

Australia's legal system grappling with growing number of sovereign citizens clogging up courts

A growing number of sovereign citizens are clogging up Australian courts, after the global financial crisis and COVID-19 spurred a surge in the group's numbers in Australia.

ABC News