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 Satisfy a few to please many is bad.
 [Ger., Mach' es Wenigen recht; vielen gefallen ist schlimm.]  
 Satisfy a few to please many is bad.
 [Ger., Mach' es Wenigen recht; vielen gefallen ist schlimm.] 
...Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.
...Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.
Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed
Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed
The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty.
The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty.
 Now, that's enough.
 [Lat., Ohe! jam satis est.]  
 Now, that's enough.
 [Lat., Ohe! jam satis est.] 
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
He who is greedy is always in want.
He who is greedy is always in want.
 Those who seek for much are left in want of much. Happy is he to 
whom God has given, read more 
 Those who seek for much are left in want of much. Happy is he to 
whom God has given, with sparing hand, as much as is enough.
 [Lat., Multa petentibus
  Desunt multa.
   Bene est, cui Deus obtulit
    Parca, quod satis est manu.] 
One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.
One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.