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What a rich man gives and what he consumes, that is his real worth.
Hitopadesa.
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He who does not think too much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.
Goethe.
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It is a kind of policy in these days to prefix a fantastical title to a book which is to be sold; for as larks come down to a day-net, many vain readers will tarry and stand gazing, like silly passengers, at an antic picture in a painter’s shop that will not look at a judicious piece.
Burton.