A Quote by Jean de la Bruyere
The spendthrift robs his heirs the miser robs himself.
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The miser robs himself.
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If the labourer consumes his disposable time for himself, he robs the capitalist.
What do I mean by sin? Answer: Any human condition or act that robs God of glory by stripping one of His children of their right to divine dignity. ... I can offer still another answer: 'Sin is any act or thought that robs myself or another human being of his or her self-esteem'.
A hard lesson had been learned--that man himself suffers most when his hand despoils the earth and robs it of its legitimate fruits.
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By the truth we are undone. Life is a dream. 'Tis the waking that kills us. He who robs us of our dreams robs us of our life.
The covetous man heaps up riches, not to enjoy them, but to have them; and starves himself in the midst of plenty, and most unnaturally cheats and robs himself of that which is his own; and makes a hard shift, to be as poor and miserable with a great estate, as any man can be without it.
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When I caution you against becoming a miser, I do not therefore advise you to become a prodigal or a spendthrift.
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