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When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
sacrifice to God of the devil's read more
When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings.
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.
Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.
The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.
The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
