“A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.”
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To begin with myself, then, the utterances of men concerning me will differ widely, since in passing judgment almost every one is influenced not so much by truth as by preference, and good and evil report alike know no bounds.
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Often have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure.
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