Bernard Mandeville Quotes on Virtue
Bernard Mandeville was a Dutch-born English physician, satirist, and philosopher whose Fable of the Bees scandalized eighteenth-century moralists by arguing that the private vices of pride, vanity, and self-interest are precisely what produce the public benefits of a flourishing commercial society. This page collects quotes attributed to Bernard Mandeville on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Bernard Mandeville:
“Private vices, public benefits.”
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Attributed to Bernard Mandeville:
“Pride is the great support of art and industry.”
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Attributed to Bernard Mandeville:
“We do not need to be virtuous in order to live well in society.”
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Attributed to Bernard Mandeville:
“There are few persons in the world who can be sincerely modest.”