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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It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth mans mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth mens minds about to religion. – Francis Bacon

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Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay. – François de la Rochefoucauld

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

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Every author, however modest, keeps a most outrageous vanity chained like a madman in the padded cell of his breast. – Logan Pearsall Smith

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Gray hairs are deaths blossoms. – English Proverb

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