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“The good historian is like the giant of the fairy tale. He knows that wherever he catches the scent of human flesh, there his quarry lies.”
― Marc Bloch, The Historian's Craft: Reflections on the Nature and Uses of History and the Techniques and Methods of Those Who Write It.

“One of the greatest Reasons why so few People understand themselves, is, that most Writers are always teaching Men what they should be, and hardly ever trouble their heads with telling them what they really are.”
― Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees: Or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits

“Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.”
― Denis Diderot

“First, to define the passion of shame, I think it may be called a sorrowful reflection on our own unworthiness, proceeding from an apprehension that others either do, or might, if they knew all, deservedly despise us.”
― Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees; Or, Private Vices, Public Benefits: Enriched edition. Exploring Self-Interest and Societal Progress in the Enlightenment Era