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Quote by Francis Bacon
Of great wealth there is no real use, except in its distribution,

Of great wealth there is no real use, except in its distribution, the rest is just conceit. – Francis Bacon

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Certainly virtue is like precious odors, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed: for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue. – Francis Bacon

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Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes adversity not without many comforts and hopes. – Francis Bacon

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Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired: even I who write this, and you who read this. – Blaise Pascal

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Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man. – Robert Louis Stevenson

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The only cure for vanity is laughter, and the only fault that is laughable is vanity. – Henri Bergson

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Whatever accomplishment you boast of in the world, there is someone better than you. – African Proverb

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