Quotation by

Bernard de Mandeville

The only thing of weight that can be said against modern honor is that it is directly opposite to religion. The one bids you bear injuries with patience, the other tells you if you don't resent them, you are not fit to live.

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Bernard de Mandeville is saying that modern honor encourages people to react strongly and seek revenge when wronged, while religion teaches them to endure suffering quietly. He highlights a fundamental conflict between the two ideas about how to handle injuries or offenses.

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