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Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we beco

Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty. – Minna Antrim

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So for a good old-gentlemanly vice, I think I must take up with avarice. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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