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Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries.
Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries.
Morality is a private and costly luxury
Morality is a private and costly luxury
Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things
Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things
Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances read more
Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind
It is impossible to overdo luxury
It is impossible to overdo luxury
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
Blest hour! It was a luxury--to be!
Blest hour! It was a luxury--to be!
What think you, if he were conveyed to bed,
Wrapped in sweet clothes, rings put upon his fingers,
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What think you, if he were conveyed to bed,
Wrapped in sweet clothes, rings put upon his fingers,
A most delicious banquet by his bed,
And brave attendants near him when he wakes,
Would not the beggar then forget himself?
The greatest luxury of riches is, that they enable you to escape so much good advice.
The greatest luxury of riches is, that they enable you to escape so much good advice.
