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We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.
We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.
What think you, if he were conveyed to bed,
Wrapped in sweet clothes, rings put upon his fingers,
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What think you, if he were conveyed to bed,
Wrapped in sweet clothes, rings put upon his fingers,
A most delicious banquet by his bed,
And brave attendants near him when he wakes,
Would not the beggar then forget himself?
The greatest luxury of riches is, that they enable you to escape so much good advice.
The greatest luxury of riches is, that they enable you to escape so much good advice.
Give us the luxuries of life and we'll dispense with the necessaries.
Give us the luxuries of life and we'll dispense with the necessaries.
On the soft bed of luxury most kingdoms have expired.
On the soft bed of luxury most kingdoms have expired.
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.
Luxury is the first, second and third cause of the ruin of republics. It is the vampire which soothes us read more
Luxury is the first, second and third cause of the ruin of republics. It is the vampire which soothes us into a fatal slumber while it sucks the lifeblood of our veins.
Blest hour! It was a luxury--to be!
Blest hour! It was a luxury--to be!
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
