In short, I conceive that a great part of the miseries of mankind are…

“In short, I conceive that a great part of the miseries of mankind are…”

In short, I conceive that a great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by the false estimates they have made of the value of things, and by their giving too much for their whistles.

Year: 1779
Context: Letter to Madame Brillon
Shortlink: http://fq1.us/12

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Keywords: conceive, estimates, false, mankind, miseries, value, whistles

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