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Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun.
Robert Burton
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Devil
Farthest
Feed
Fullest
General
Happiness
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Minds
Moon
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She
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