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Quote by Robert Burton
Worldly wealth is the Devils bait and those whose minds feed upon

Worldly wealth is the Devils bait and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun. – Robert Burton

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To enlarge or illustrate this power and effect of love is to set a candle in the sun. – Robert Burton

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Love
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What is life, when wanting love? Night without a morning loves the cloudless summer sun, nature gay adorning. – Robert Burton

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The secret of happiness is something to do. – John Burroughs

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The path I am trying so hard to follow is in fact the one that God my Father and His Son Jesus Christ want me to pursue. It has brought me deep happiness. – Clayton Christensen

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So I decided to move that scene in the doctors office to two-thirds into the movie, after the viewers had come to know Ryan and Ali and share in their happiness. – Arthur Hiller

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It is in his knowledge that man has found his greatness and his happiness, the high superiority which he holds over the other animals who inhabit the earth with him, and consequently no ignorance is probably without loss to him, no error without evil. – James Smithson

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Once you become famous, there is nothing left to become but infamous. – Don Johnson

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To see, to hear, means nothing. To recognize (or not to recognize) means everything. Between what I do recognize and what I do not recognize there stands myself. And what I do not recognize I shall continue not to recognize. – Andre Breton

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I also watched a lot of football and sports. I havent had much time to watch too much TV lately. – Casper Van Dien

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