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My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah,

My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends — it gives a lovely light! – Edna St. Vincent Millay

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Lets not quibble! Im the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose identity is lost in the shuffle, Id rather be strongly wrong than weakly right. – Tallulah Bankhead

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Riches are for spending. – Francis Bacon

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We are no longer in a state of growth; we are in a state of excess. We are living in a society of excrescence. The boil is growing out of control, recklessly at cross purposes with itself, its impacts multiplying as the causes disintegrate. – Jean Baudrillard

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