Quote by Samuel Johnson
Avarice is generally the last passion of those lives of which the

Avarice is generally the last passion of those lives of which the first part has been squandered in pleasure, and the second devoted to ambition. He that sinks under the fatigue of getting wealth, lulls his age with the milder business of saving it. – Samuel Johnson

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A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain. – Samuel Johnson

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It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world. – Samuel Johnson

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The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever. – Anatole France

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I have news for the forces of greed and the defenders of the status quo; your time has come and gone. Its time for change in America. – William Jefferson Clinton

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Avarice, the spur of industry. – David Hume

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You show me a capitalist, and Ill show you a bloodsucker. – Malcolm X

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