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Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its
necessities.
Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its
necessities.
I always thought I should be treated like a star.
I always thought I should be treated like a star.
It is impossible to overdo luxury
It is impossible to overdo luxury
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.
Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances read more
Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind
Fell luxury! more perilous to youth
Than storms or quicksands, poverty of chains.
Fell luxury! more perilous to youth
Than storms or quicksands, poverty of chains.
Blest hour! It was a luxury--to be!
Blest hour! It was a luxury--to be!
Luxury may possibly contribute to give bread to the poor; but if there were no luxury, there would be no read more
Luxury may possibly contribute to give bread to the poor; but if there were no luxury, there would be no poor.
O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree.
O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree.
