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As that great captain, Ziska, would have a drum made of his skin when he was dead, because he thought the very noise of it would put his enemies to flight. (Robert Burton)
Machiavel says virtue and riches seldom settle on one man. View quote
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[The rich] are indeed rather possessed by their money than possessors. View quote
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Women wear the breeches. View quote
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Rob Peter, and pay Paul. View quote
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What can't be cured must be endured. View quote
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The pen worse than the sword. View quote
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Every other sin hath some pleasure annexed to it, or will admit of an excuse; envy alone wants both. View quote
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He that increaseth wisdom, increaseth sorrow. View quote
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That which others hear or read of, I felt and practised myself; they get their knowledge by books, I mine by melancholizing. View quote
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What is life, when wanting love? Night without a morning; love's the cloudless summer sun, nature gay adorning. (Robert Burton)
Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun. View quote
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The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves. View quote
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