Conspicuous Quotes

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Where consumption is both conspicuous and competitive, humanity will never run out of new wishes. All the while, industry creates new desires that are marketed,… — James Buchan
My function in life was to render clear what was already blindingly conspicuous — Bible
Inconspicuous virtue brings conspicuous reward. — Senora Roy
. We must balance conspicuous consumption with conscious capitalism. — Kevin Kruse
In beauty, faults conspicuous grow; the smallest speck is seen on snow — John Gay
Sublimation of instinct is an especially conspicuous feature of cultural development; it is what makes it possible for higher psychical activities, scientific, artistic or ideological,… — Sigmund Freud
We have to distinguish two classes of instincts, one of which, the sexual instincts or Eros, is by far the more conspicuous and accessible to… — Sigmund Freud
The President has paid dear for his White House. It has commonly cost him all his peace, and the best of his manly attributes. To… — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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