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Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.

Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Censure Quotes,
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An old miser kept a tame jackdaw, that used to steal pieces of
money, and hide them in a read more

An old miser kept a tame jackdaw, that used to steal pieces of
money, and hide them in a hole, which a cat observing, asked,
"Why he would hoard up those round shining things that he could
make no use of?" "Why," said the jackdaw, "my master has a whole
chestfull, and makes no more use of them that I do."

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Jackdaws Quotes,
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A great fortune enslaves its owner.

A great fortune enslaves its owner.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: General Sayings,
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