"Hope and fear are the two grand springs by which that curious machine, the human mind, is actuated; and to deprive Virtue of that support which she receives from their influence and operation, and to substitute in their room a sense of honour, or a love of moral beauty and order, is to betray the cause of Virtue."
On the Connection between Virtue and Happiness [from Essays, Philosophical, Historical, and Literary]
William Belsham, <u>Essays, Philosophical, Historical, and Literary</u> (London: Printed for C. Dilly, 1789). &lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Z6Y0AAAAMAAJ">Link to Google Books</a>&gt;