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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.
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?
Morality is a private and costly luxury
Morality is a private and costly luxury
O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree.
O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree.
Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt:
It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt:
It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in the world.
Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in the world.
I always thought I should be treated like a star.
I always thought I should be treated like a star.
Falsely luxurious, will not man awake?
Falsely luxurious, will not man awake?
